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− | [[Sefton Parry]] credited a three act nautical drama called ''[[The Lost Ship, or The Man-of-War's Man and The Privateer]]'' to a "P. Cooke" when he first performed it in Cape Town. Whether this is an error, or an adaptation is uncertain - though the source of this | + | [[Sefton Parry]] credited a three act nautical drama called ''[[The Lost Ship, or The Man-of-War's Man and The Privateer]]'' to a "P. Cooke" when he first performed it in Cape Town. Whether this is an error, or an adaptation is uncertain - though the source of this attribution may have been the fact that a "Mr P.T. Cooke" - appeared in the original 1848 performance of the play at the Surrey Theatre, London, in the leading role of "Ben Tennant" - was also the producer of the original production. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == |
Revision as of 06:35, 1 August 2020
The Lost Ship, or The Man-of-War's Man and The Privateer is a nautical drama, in three acts by William Thompson Townsend (1806?-1870)[1].
Also found as The Lost Ship, or The Man of War's-man, & The Privateer, The Man Of War and the Merchantman, or Scenes in Both Services, or The Lost Ship
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Surrey Theatre in 1848?, and at national Theatre, Boston in 1848
Published in London and New York by Samuel French in 1848 (French's standard drama, the acting edition, no. 305), followed by 16 editions published between 1848 and 1885 in English, including editions by S.G. Fairbrother (London, 1852) and W.V. Spencer (Spencer's Boston Theatre No CXLVIII, 1856?).
Translations and adaptations
Sefton Parry credited a three act nautical drama called The Lost Ship, or The Man-of-War's Man and The Privateer to a "P. Cooke" when he first performed it in Cape Town. Whether this is an error, or an adaptation is uncertain - though the source of this attribution may have been the fact that a "Mr P.T. Cooke" - appeared in the original 1848 performance of the play at the Surrey Theatre, London, in the leading role of "Ben Tennant" - was also the producer of the original production.
Performance history in South Africa
1860: Performed by Sefton Parry and his company in the Cape Town Theatre on 12 and 13 March, but seemingly ascribed to "P. Cooke" in the publicity. Accompanied by two ballads by the vovalist Catherine Harding and a dance.
Sources
Online Books by William Thompson Townsend, The Online Books Page[2]
Most widely held works by William Thompson Townsend, WorldCat[3]]
Facsimile version of the Spencer edition Hathi Trust Digital Library[4]
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, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.79, 80, 87, 88, 90, 98, 109, 134, 341, 345, 348.
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