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First performed at the Royalty Theatre in London on July 15, 1869, and in 1869, it was one of Halliday's more successful plays. | First performed at the Royalty Theatre in London on July 15, 1869, and in 1869, it was one of Halliday's more successful plays. | ||
Revision as of 06:13, 15 December 2018
Checkmate is a farcical comedy in two act by Andrew Halliday (1830-1877)[]
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The original text
The plot is similar to that of the French play The Game of Love and Chance by Marivaux (first performed in 1730), and tells of Sir Everton and his cousin Charlotte who are arranged to be married, but not having seen each other since childhood they each switch places with a servant in order that they may secretly see their affianced before they meet.
First performed at the Royalty Theatre in London on July 15, 1869, and in 1869, it was one of Halliday's more successful plays.
The text was published by T.H. Lacy in 1870 as Issue 1265 of Lacy's acting edition. Later also under the Samuel French imprint as Issue 1265 of French's acting edition.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1876: Performed on 19 and 22 August in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, by the Disney Roebuck company, under the temporary management of C. Wiltstone. Also played was The Dream at Sea (Buckstone).
1876: Performed on 23 August in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, by the Disney Roebuck company, under the temporary management of C. Wiltstone. Also played was The Bottle, or The Drunkard's Doom (Taylor).
1876: Performed on 2 November in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, by the Disney Roebuck company, under the temporary management of C. Wiltstone. Also played was The Cross of Gold ().
Sources
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=ha011560480
F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.342, 343, 346.
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