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A puppet show put on by the so-called "[[Automata]]" or "[[Automaton]] Figures", large mechanical puppets, of [[W.F.H. Parker]].
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A play by Thomas Morton.  A two-act musical entertainment.  
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First performed at the Haymarket 1 October 1793. A pirated edition published in Dublin, 1794. Printed for John Rice
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Brought to  in Cape Town by [[W.F.H. Parker]] in 1837, when it was performed along with ''[[Polander]]'', the dramatic play ''[[The Enchanted Turk]]'' and ''[[Joey Grimaldi's Trip to Brentford]]''.
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Brought to  in Cape Town as a part of a puppet show put on by the so-called "[[Automata]]" or "[[Automaton]] Figures", large mechanical puppets, by [[W.F.H. Parker]] in 1837. It was performed along with ''[[Polander]]'', the dramatic play ''[[The Enchanted Turk]]'' and ''[[Joey Grimaldi's Trip to Brentford]]''.
  
  
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Morton_(playwright)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 231
 
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 231
  

Revision as of 08:57, 29 October 2013

A play by Thomas Morton. A two-act musical entertainment.

First performed at the Haymarket 1 October 1793. A pirated edition published in Dublin, 1794. Printed for John Rice


Performance history in South Africa

Brought to in Cape Town as a part of a puppet show put on by the so-called "Automata" or "Automaton Figures", large mechanical puppets, by W.F.H. Parker in 1837. It was performed along with Polander, the dramatic play The Enchanted Turk and Joey Grimaldi's Trip to Brentford.


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Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Morton_(playwright)

Bosman, 1928: p. 231

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