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1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 14 August, with ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' (Reece). | 1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 14 August, with ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' (Reece). | ||
Latest revision as of 05:47, 9 September 2021
The Palace of Truth is a three-act "Fairy Comedy" in blank verse by W.S. Gilbert (1836-1911)[1].
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Partly adapted from Madame de Genlis's fairy story, Le Palais de Vérite, it was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 19 November 1870. It opened on Broadway for the first time on 17 January, 1910.
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Performance history in South Africa
1875: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 12 August, with Nursey Chickweed (Williams). This evening a benefit for Miss Berenger.
1875: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 14 August, with Brown and the Brahmins (Reece).
1875: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 16 August, with Nursey Chickweed (Williams).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Palace_of_Truth
http://gsarchive.net/gilbert/plays/palace_of_truth/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert
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 1923. (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.326,
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