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''[[Only a Halfpenny]]'' is a farce in one act by John Oxenford (1812-1877). | ''[[Only a Halfpenny]]'' is a farce in one act by John Oxenford (1812-1877). | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
First performed at the Royal Haymarket Theatre, London, on 30 May 1855 and published by T.H. Lacy, London, in the same year and by Robert M. de Witt in New York. | First performed at the Royal Haymarket Theatre, London, on 30 May 1855 and published by T.H. Lacy, London, in the same year and by Robert M. de Witt in New York. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1861: Produced by [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown on 9 and 12 September, with ''[[Box and Cox]]'' (Morton) and ''[[Crinoline]]'' (). The cast consisted of The cast for '''''[[Crinoline]]''''', included: Sergeant [[J. Lydon]] (Mr Coobiddy, a commercial gentleman in Manchester trade, aged 29), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq., (Captain Le Brown), [[R. Johnson]] Esq., (John Liptrot, also an officer of the Blues, aged 30), Sergeant [[T. M'Kay]] (Jacob Grimes, a representative of the Industrial Interests), [[W. Malcolm]] Esq., (Mrs Coobiddy, the commercial gent's wife, aged 23), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Bella, the commercial gentleman's niece, aged 19), Captain [[C. A. Armstrong]] (Miss Tite, a fashionable spinster, aged ?), Captain [[C. A. Armstrong]] (Nancy Bitters, a domestic servant, with an excellent character from her last place, but not so well provided for her next, aged 37). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])'' | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the Lacy edition, ''Hathi Trust Digital Library''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435054621321;view=1up;seq=5] | ||
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| + | [[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 05:34, 31 July 2018
Only a Halfpenny is a farce in one act by John Oxenford (1812-1877).
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Royal Haymarket Theatre, London, on 30 May 1855 and published by T.H. Lacy, London, in the same year and by Robert M. de Witt in New York.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1861: Produced by Officers of the Regiment (North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot) in the Garrison Theatre, Grahamstown on 9 and 12 September, with Box and Cox (Morton) and Crinoline (). The cast consisted of The cast for Crinoline, included: Sergeant J. Lydon (Mr Coobiddy, a commercial gentleman in Manchester trade, aged 29), W. J. B. Martin Esq., (Captain Le Brown), R. Johnson Esq., (John Liptrot, also an officer of the Blues, aged 30), Sergeant T. M'Kay (Jacob Grimes, a representative of the Industrial Interests), W. Malcolm Esq., (Mrs Coobiddy, the commercial gent's wife, aged 23), Corporal J. Davies (Bella, the commercial gentleman's niece, aged 19), Captain C. A. Armstrong (Miss Tite, a fashionable spinster, aged ?), Captain C. A. Armstrong (Nancy Bitters, a domestic servant, with an excellent character from her last place, but not so well provided for her next, aged 37). (For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot)
Sources
Facsimile version of the Lacy edition, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
D.C. Boonzaier. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
