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It is apparently a [[Christy's]] style piece, described as an [[Ethiopian sketch]] or [[Negro farce]] in various sources. Published as no 85 in De Witt's Ethiopian and Comic Drama.  
 
It is apparently a [[Christy's]] style piece, described as an [[Ethiopian sketch]] or [[Negro farce]] in various sources. Published as no 85 in De Witt's Ethiopian and Comic Drama.  
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
1868: Performed by the [[Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s]] in either the [[Mutual Hall]] or the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]], Cape Town. (Billed as a "[[Negro farce]]")
 
1868: Performed by the [[Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s]] in either the [[Mutual Hall]] or the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]], Cape Town. (Billed as a "[[Negro farce]]")
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Listing of ''De Witt's Ethiopian and Comic Drama'' in the De Witt's 18** published text of the play ''[[Black and White]]'' (Wilkie Collins and Charles Fechter)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=J-3tAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA37&lpg=PA37&dq=The+Young+Scamp+negro+farce&source=bl&ots=AHVeIT721n&sig=dIfQEgZKWXjHkH3c47m7TE3TL2k&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjjzrWx19fdAhVIQMAKHeNTBpMQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Young%20Scamp%20negro%20farce&f=false]
 
Listing of ''De Witt's Ethiopian and Comic Drama'' in the De Witt's 18** published text of the play ''[[Black and White]]'' (Wilkie Collins and Charles Fechter)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=J-3tAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA37&lpg=PA37&dq=The+Young+Scamp+negro+farce&source=bl&ots=AHVeIT721n&sig=dIfQEgZKWXjHkH3c47m7TE3TL2k&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjjzrWx19fdAhVIQMAKHeNTBpMQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Young%20Scamp%20negro%20farce&f=false]
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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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Revision as of 06:21, 26 September 2018

Young Scamp is a sketch in one scene by Charles White ()[].

Also found as The Young Scamp in South Africa (See Bosman, 1980).

This is not to be confused with The Young Scamp, or My Grandmother's Pet by Edward Stirling.

The original text

It is apparently a Christy's style piece, described as an Ethiopian sketch or Negro farce in various sources. Published as no 85 in De Witt's Ethiopian and Comic Drama.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1868: Performed by the Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s in either the Mutual Hall or the Cape Town Institute and Club, Cape Town. (Billed as a "Negro farce")


Sources

Listing of De Witt's Ethiopian and Comic Drama De Witt's in The Publishers' Trade List Annual, Volume 11[1]

Listing of De Witt's Ethiopian and Comic Drama in the De Witt's 18** published text of the play Black and White (Wilkie Collins and Charles Fechter)[2]

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