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''[[O'Callaghan on His Legs]]'' is a play by William Bayle Bernard | ''[[O'Callaghan on His Legs]]'' is a play by William Bayle Bernard | ||
| − | Because the main character in Bernard's play was named "O'Callaghan", described in the text | + | Because the main character in Bernard's play was named "Felix O'Callaghan", described in the text and on playbills as "A Man of Genius, on his Last Legs", the play is often referred to as ''[[O'Callaghan on His Legs]]'' or ''[[O'Callaghan on His Last Legs]]''. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
Revision as of 05:16, 2 June 2020
O'Callaghan on His Legs is a play by William Bayle Bernard
Because the main character in Bernard's play was named "Felix O'Callaghan", described in the text and on playbills as "A Man of Genius, on his Last Legs", the play is often referred to as O'Callaghan on His Legs or O'Callaghan on His Last Legs.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Queen's Theatre in Dublin, on 1 June 1866.
The character
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1891-2: Performed by the Geneviève Ward Company during a nine months' tour of South Africa, under the auspices of Luscombe Searelle, featuring Geneviève Ward and W.H. Vernon in the leading roles.
Sources
Victory Pomeranz. 1971. "O'Callaghan on His Last Legs" in James Joyce Quarterly (Vol. 9, No. 1: Fall) pp. 136-139.
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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