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| + | Called "an idyl of the Adirondacks", the text was apparently written for the Anglo-Dutch comedian [[Charles Arnold]] by the prolific Clay, who "created" the role of "Hans" and performed it across the globe. | ||
| − | + | Arnold first performed it in England on 7 March, 1887 at the Theatre Royal Sheffield and first appeared in London at the Grand Theatre on 4 July 1887. Performed at Hooley's Theatre, on April 6, 1890) | |
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 06:23, 20 March 2020
Hans, the Boatman is a musical comedy in 3 acts by Clay M. Greene (1850-1933)[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_M._Greene]
Also found as Hans the Boatman.
Contents
The original text
Called "an idyl of the Adirondacks", the text was apparently written for the Anglo-Dutch comedian Charles Arnold by the prolific Clay, who "created" the role of "Hans" and performed it across the globe.
Arnold first performed it in England on 7 March, 1887 at the Theatre Royal Sheffield and first appeared in London at the Grand Theatre on 4 July 1887. Performed at Hooley's Theatre, on April 6, 1890)
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
J.P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. (Second, revised edition, p. 423). Scarecrow Press, Google E-book[1]
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 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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