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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
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==The original text==
 
 
One commentator suggests that it may have been a parody of the one act “romantic tale of terror” published in 1810 by Alfred Dubois (''nom de plume'' of James Stuart Bowes, 1768/69-1863) called '''''[[Wilful Murder, or Deeds of Dreadful Note]]''''' (or simply ''[[Deeds of Dreadful Note]]''), though it could of course also have been Buckstone's play - or a parody of it, or of the genre in general, merely taking the title from the two works.
 
 
  
 
1857: A "screaming farce" called ''[[Crimson Crimes, or Deeds of Dreadful Note]]'' (attributed to William E. Burton) was performed  in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] , Cape Town, on 23 September by the [[Sefton Parry]] Company.  It has been suggested that it may in fact have been a parody of this one act "romantic tale of terror" by Dubois.  Also performed was ''[[Who Speaks First?]]'' (Dance) and ''[[Monsieur Jacques]]'' (Barnett and Barnett).
 
1857: A "screaming farce" called ''[[Crimson Crimes, or Deeds of Dreadful Note]]'' (attributed to William E. Burton) was performed  in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] , Cape Town, on 23 September by the [[Sefton Parry]] Company.  It has been suggested that it may in fact have been a parody of this one act "romantic tale of terror" by Dubois.  Also performed was ''[[Who Speaks First?]]'' (Dance) and ''[[Monsieur Jacques]]'' (Barnett and Barnett).
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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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Revision as of 16:28, 19 May 2019

Deeds of Dreadful Note is a play in one act by Alfred Dubois (nom de plume of James Stuart Bowes, 1768/69-1863)[1]

Also found as Wilful Murder, or Deeds of Dreadful Note

See also Crimson Crimes, or Deeds of Dreadful Note

The original text

Styled a "romantic tale of terror in one act" it was published in Philadelphia by Turner & Fisher, (Turner's dramatic library of acting plays, 1810?] - "Correctly printed from the most approved acting copy."

At head of title: Turner's dramatic library.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1857: A "screaming farce" called Crimson Crimes, or Deeds of Dreadful Note (attributed to William E. Burton) was performed in the Harrington Street Theatre , Cape Town, on 23 September by the Sefton Parry Company. It has been suggested that it may in fact have been a parody of this one act "romantic tale of terror" by Dubois. Also performed was Who Speaks First? (Dance) and Monsieur Jacques (Barnett and Barnett).

Sources

https://library.villanova.edu/Find/Record/950537/Details

Frederic Boase. 2018. Modern English Biography (Volume 1 of 4) A-H, Litres: p. [2]

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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