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| − | ''[[Our Trip to the Rhine]]'' is a comic sketch by George Isaacs ()[] | + | ''[[Our Trip to the Rhine]]'' is a comic sketch by George Isaacs (1825-1876)[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.20851/j.ctt1sq5x41.7?seq=17#metadata_info_tab_contents] |
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| | Also found simply as ''[[Trip to the Rhine]]''. | | Also found simply as ''[[Trip to the Rhine]]''. |
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| | + | ==The original text== |
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| | + | Written specifically to suit the various skills of the popular British actress [[Joyce Egerton]] by George Isaacs in 1864. It was performed by [[Joyce Egerton]] and [[George Case]] (Mrs Case and Mr Case), opening in Melbourne in late 1864 and opened in Adelaide in March 1865, going on to other parts of the empire, including South Africa. |
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| − | Written specifically to suit the various skills of the popular British actress [[Joyce Egerton]] by George Isaacs in 1864. It was performed by [[Joyce Egerton]] and [[George Case]] (Mrs Case and Mr Case), opening in Melbourne in late 1864 and opened in Adelaide in March 1865. It would become Isaacs's most succesfull stage work, performed all over the world.
| + | It would become Isaacs's most successful stage work, performed all over the world, in various verions. |
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| | + | == Performance history in South Africa == |
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| | 1878: Presented by [[Disney Roebuck]] as a benefit for [[Joyce Egerton]], and featuring herself and her husband, [[George Case]], in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 16 August. Also performed were two sketches by [[Sutton Vane]], ''[[Christopher Colly-wobble]]'' and ''[[The Old Cane Chair]]''. | | 1878: Presented by [[Disney Roebuck]] as a benefit for [[Joyce Egerton]], and featuring herself and her husband, [[George Case]], in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 16 August. Also performed were two sketches by [[Sutton Vane]], ''[[Christopher Colly-wobble]]'' and ''[[The Old Cane Chair]]''. |
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| − | Philip Butterss. 2013. ''Adelaide: a literary city''. University of Adelaide Press: pp.48-9[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ma51AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=A+Trip+to+the+Rhine+a+farce+by+Mrs+Case&source=bl&ots=kdlUxFIEzQ&sig=u2c7sWuEwrDc1oSbiEACDgGlRcE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjT1peu6rzfAhU1ShUIHW61B0sQ6AEwBXoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=A%20Trip%20to%20the%20Rhine%20a%20farce%20by%20Mrs%20Case&f=false]
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| − | [[Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
| + | Anne Black. 2013. ''A Colonial Wordsmith: George Isaacs in Adelaide, 1860-1870'', In: Philip Butterss. 2013. ''Adelaide: a literary city''. University of Adelaide Press: pp. 39-56. JStor[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.20851/j.ctt1sq5x41.7?seq=17#metadata_info_tab_contents] |
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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.)
| + | http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/isaacs-george-samuel-26903 |
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.
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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. | | [[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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| − | [[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]]. 1934. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 1 (1652-1875) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl01_01/index.php]
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| − | [[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]], 1949. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 2 (1875-1905) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl02_01/index.php]
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| − | [[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
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| − | [[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.
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| − | [[Sydney Paul Gosher]]. 1988. ''A historical and critical survey of the South African one-act play written in English''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: [[University of South Africa]].
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| − | [[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
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| − | [[Temple Hauptfleisch]]. 1997. ''Theatre and Society in South Africa: Reflections in a Fractured Mirror''. Pretoria: Van Schaik[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85401]: pp.
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| − | [[Peter Joyce]]. 1999. ''A Concise Dictionary of South African Biography''. Cape Town: Francolin Publishers.
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| − | [[John Christoffel Kannemeyer|J.C. Kannemeyer]] 1978. ''Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur'' I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk01_01/kann003gesk01_01_0012.php], pp.
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| − | [[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’2[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk02_01/colofon.php]: pp.
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| − | [[Ingmar Koch]]. 1997. Het ochtendgloren boven Kaapstad. Nederlandse rederijkers in Kaapstad, ''Tydskrif vir Nederlands & Afrikaans''. (4de Jaargang, Nommer 2. Desember)[http://www.savn.org.za/images/stories/documents/TNA/TNA%2019972.pdf]
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| − | [[Loren Kruger]] 1999. The Drama of South Africa: Plays, Pageants and Publics Since 1910 London: Routledge
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| − | [[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.
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| − | [[Anna Minnaar-Vos]] 1969. ''Die Spel Gaan Voort: Die Verhaal van [[Hendrik Hanekom|Hendrik]] en [[Mathilde Hanekom]]''. Kaapstad: Tafelberg, pp. 96-110.
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| − | [[Brian Astbury]]. 1979. The Space/Die Ruimte/Indawo. Cape Town: Moira and Azriel Fine.
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| − | [[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press.
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| − | Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA613&lpg=PA613&dq=Le+Bal+Masqu%C3%A9+Arthur+H.+Ward&source=bl&ots=j085voK1qt&sig=LGxx1zWIPYzXgxyp-fvQSpGG8vM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFsaPmkITaAhXJ7xQKHVePC1kQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=Le%20Bal%20Masqu%C3%A9%20Arthur%20H.%20Ward&f=false]
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| − | [[J.A. Worp]]. 1972. ''Geschiedenis van het Drama en van het Tooneel in Nederland''. Deel 2, Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren (DBNL)[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/worp001gesc02_01/worp001gesc02_01_0028.php]
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| − | Joris Baers (1888-1975): ''Algemeene Tooneelbibliotheek Een''[http://doczz.nl/doc/783/joris-baers--1888-1975---algemeene-tooneelbibliotheek-een]
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| | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] |
Our Trip to the Rhine is a comic sketch by George Isaacs (1825-1876)[1]
Also found simply as Trip to the Rhine.
The original text
Written specifically to suit the various skills of the popular British actress Joyce Egerton by George Isaacs in 1864. It was performed by Joyce Egerton and George Case (Mrs Case and Mr Case), opening in Melbourne in late 1864 and opened in Adelaide in March 1865, going on to other parts of the empire, including South Africa.
Translations and adaptations
It would become Isaacs's most successful stage work, performed all over the world, in various verions.
Performance history in South Africa
1878: Presented by Disney Roebuck as a benefit for Joyce Egerton, and featuring herself and her husband, George Case, in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 16 August. Also performed were two sketches by Sutton Vane, Christopher Colly-wobble and The Old Cane Chair.
Sources
Anne Black. 2013. A Colonial Wordsmith: George Isaacs in Adelaide, 1860-1870, In: Philip Butterss. 2013. Adelaide: a literary city. University of Adelaide Press: pp. 39-56. JStor[2]
http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/isaacs-george-samuel-26903
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
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