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1864: Performed by the [[Juvenile Christy's Minstrels]] in the [[Mechanic's Institute]], Cape Town, in July, with lead played by [[Master Williams]] and [[Miss Lytton]]. | 1864: Performed by the [[Juvenile Christy's Minstrels]] in the [[Mechanic's Institute]], Cape Town, in July, with lead played by [[Master Williams]] and [[Miss Lytton]]. | ||
Revision as of 05:23, 23 June 2021
Temptation, or The Fatal Brand is a drama in two act by W. Thompson Townsend (1806?-1870)[].
Alkso found as Temptation, or The Moral Brand or simply The Temptation
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The original text
Though no trace of a performance in London, nor any reference to a published text, have so far been found, the play is listed by The Victorian Plays Project in a catalogue of plays produced in 1861.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed as Temptation by Clara Tellett and her company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on 3 July, with a dance performed by Mrs Brazier and The Maid with the Milking Pail (Buckstone).
1862: Performed again as Temptation by Clara Tellett and her company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on 24 July, with songs and dances, and an unnamed farce.
1864: Performed by the Juvenile Christy's Minstrels in the Mechanic's Institute, Cape Town, in July, with lead played by Master Williams and Miss Lytton.
1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 10 November, as Temptation, or The Moral Brand with The Streets of London (Boucicault) and a ballad by Gertrude Wynne
1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 16 November, (and referred to by Bosman, 1980:p.363, as The Temptation), with East Lynne (Wood)
1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 20 November, (and here referred to by Bosman, 1980:p.363, simply as Temptation), with The Chimney Corner (Craven) and a ballad by Gertrude Wynne.
Sources
The Victorian Plays Project, Electronic Catalogue - Volume 52[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 268-9
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