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Revision as of 05:35, 24 September 2020
There appear to be two plays by this name:
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Young England a play by "Morton" (1860s)
A play by this name, and ascribed to an unspecified "Morton", is mentioned by F.C.L. Bosman (1980,p. 230), as being performed in the Cape Town in 1867.
No reference to a play of this name by any of the three Morton playwrights: Thomas Morton,
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Young England a melodrama by Walter Reynolds (1934)
The original text
According to the jot "Young England – the worst play ever?" in the fascinating website jot101, this play is often cited as the worst play ever, even though it became a great success and some people saw it 20 times.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
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
https://jot101.com/2015/08/young-england-worst-play-ever/
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