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A farce by Mayhew and Smith  
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''[[Make your Wills]]'' is farce by Mayhew and Smith  
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==The original text==
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
1842: Performed in Cape Town on 9 June in the [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] alongside ''[[Love, Law and Physic]]'' (Kenney) and ''[[Love in humble life]]'' (Payne).
 
1842: Performed in Cape Town on 9 June in the [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] alongside ''[[Love, Law and Physic]]'' (Kenney) and ''[[Love in humble life]]'' (Payne).
  
 
1859: Performed in Simon's Town by the [[amateur]]s of "the [[Royal Naval Theatre of the H.M.S. Megaera]]" in the [[Simon's Town Theatre]] on 28 March, along with a scene from ''[[Macbeth]]'' (performed "in character" by [[Captain Nightingale]]),  ''[[Fish out of Water]]'' (Lunn)  and ''[[The Thumping Legacy]]'' (Morton)
 
1859: Performed in Simon's Town by the [[amateur]]s of "the [[Royal Naval Theatre of the H.M.S. Megaera]]" in the [[Simon's Town Theatre]] on 28 March, along with a scene from ''[[Macbeth]]'' (performed "in character" by [[Captain Nightingale]]),  ''[[Fish out of Water]]'' (Lunn)  and ''[[The Thumping Legacy]]'' (Morton)
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== Sources ==
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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.165
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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]]
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Revision as of 10:09, 17 December 2019

Make your Wills is farce by Mayhew and Smith

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1842: Performed in Cape Town on 9 June in the Garrison Theatre by the Garrison Players alongside Love, Law and Physic (Kenney) and Love in humble life (Payne).

1859: Performed in Simon's Town by the amateurs of "the Royal Naval Theatre of the H.M.S. Megaera" in the Simon's Town Theatre on 28 March, along with a scene from Macbeth (performed "in character" by Captain Nightingale), Fish out of Water (Lunn) and The Thumping Legacy (Morton)

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.165

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