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''[[A Match in the Dark]]'' is a comedietta in one act by Charles Dance ()[]. | ''[[A Match in the Dark]]'' is a comedietta in one act by Charles Dance ()[]. | ||
| + | ==The original text== | ||
First performed at the Theatre Royal Olympic on February 21, 1833, and published in London by J. Miller, 1836 | First performed at the Theatre Royal Olympic on February 21, 1833, and published in London by J. Miller, 1836 | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1866: Performed, and apparently billed as ''[[The Four Sisters, or Woman's Worth and Women's Wrongs]]'', in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] on 22 March, with ''[[The Creole]]'' (Brooks). [[Madame Duret]] played the lead, using her outstanding skill for transformation to perform all four the sisters apparently. | ||
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| + | 1866: Performed as ''[[The Four Sisters]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] on 30 July, with ''[[The Roll of the Drum]]'' (Wilks). | ||
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| + | 1867: Performed as ''[[The Four Sisters]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by the [[Madame Duret]] and the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] on 15 July, with ''[[A Match in the Dark]]'' (Dance) and ''[[Was I to Blame?]]'' (Rodwell). | ||
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| + | 1867: Performed as ''[[The Four Sisters]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] on 7 October, with ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Shakespeare) and a "Fancy Dance" by [[Miss Clara]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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Facsimile version of the 1836 edition, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=r1o7AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false] | Facsimile version of the 1836 edition, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=r1o7AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&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. 203, 209, 211, 227, 230. | ||
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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, carnivals 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 18:39, 18 May 2019
A Match in the Dark is a comedietta in one act by Charles Dance ()[].
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal Olympic on February 21, 1833, and published in London by J. Miller, 1836
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed, and apparently billed as The Four Sisters, or Woman's Worth and Women's Wrongs, in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by the Le Roy-Duret Company on 22 March, with The Creole (Brooks). Madame Duret played the lead, using her outstanding skill for transformation to perform all four the sisters apparently.
1866: Performed as The Four Sisters in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by the Le Roy-Duret Company on 30 July, with The Roll of the Drum (Wilks).
1867: Performed as The Four Sisters in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by the Madame Duret and the Le Roy-Duret Company on 15 July, with A Match in the Dark (Dance) and Was I to Blame? (Rodwell).
1867: Performed as The Four Sisters in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by the Le Roy-Duret Company on 7 October, with Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) and a "Fancy Dance" by Miss Clara.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1836 edition, Google E-book[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 203, 209, 211, 227, 230.
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, carnivals and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
