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''[[The Sergeant's Wife]]'' is a drama in two acts by John Banim (1798-1842)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Banim]. | ''[[The Sergeant's Wife]]'' is a drama in two acts by John Banim (1798-1842)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Banim]. | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
First performed in the English Opera House, London, on 24 July, 1827, and published in London by [[T.H. Lacy]], [183-?] as of Lacy's Acting Edition No 335, the text said to have been "taken from the author's ''Tales of the O'Hara Family''". | First performed in the English Opera House, London, on 24 July, 1827, and published in London by [[T.H. Lacy]], [183-?] as of Lacy's Acting Edition No 335, the text said to have been "taken from the author's ''Tales of the O'Hara Family''". | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1868: Performed by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 21 March, with ''[[Fortune's Frolic]]''. Music by the Regimental Band. | ||
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| + | 1869: Performed by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] in the Garrison Theatre, Capoe Town, on 21 March, with ''[[A Day after the Fair]]''. Music by the Regimental Band and a song sung by [[R. Norcliffe]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
Facsimile version of the original Lacy text, [[HathiTrust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044086857554;view=1up;seq=7] | Facsimile version of the original Lacy text, [[HathiTrust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044086857554;view=1up;seq=7] | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Banim | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Banim | ||
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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. 262, 264 | ||
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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 07:08, 23 January 2019
The Sergeant's Wife is a drama in two acts by John Banim (1798-1842)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed in the English Opera House, London, on 24 July, 1827, and published in London by T.H. Lacy, [183-?] as of Lacy's Acting Edition No 335, the text said to have been "taken from the author's Tales of the O'Hara Family".
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1868: Performed by the Lanarkshire Dramatic Club in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, on 21 March, with Fortune's Frolic. Music by the Regimental Band.
1869: Performed by the Lanarkshire Dramatic Club in the Garrison Theatre, Capoe Town, on 21 March, with A Day after the Fair. Music by the Regimental Band and a song sung by R. Norcliffe.
Sources
Facsimile version of the original Lacy text, HathiTrust Digital Library[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Banim
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 262, 264
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
