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| − | A melodrama in two (three?) acts by Geo. (George) Marfarren. | + | A melodrama in two (three?) acts by Geo. (George) Marfarren. |
| − | + | == The original text == | |
| + | The play only exists in acting copies in various archives, e.g. in the A'Beckett collection in the New York Public Library archives. | ||
| + | Apparently peformed in Royal Coburg Theatre, September, 1822. | ||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1834: Performed in the "Amateur Theatre", Cape Town by the [[Private Amateur Company]] on 5 November 1834. (Billed as "''Guy Faux, or the Gunpowder Treason''" and referred to as an "historical melodrama in three acts".) Followed by ''[[A Day After the Fair]]'' (Somerset) as afterpiece. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/theabecket.pdf | http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/theabecket.pdf | ||
http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Stage_Cyclopaedia_A_Bibliography_of_Plays_1400033267/189 | http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Stage_Cyclopaedia_A_Bibliography_of_Plays_1400033267/189 | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: p 206. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 07:11, 14 July 2014
A melodrama in two (three?) acts by Geo. (George) Marfarren.
Contents
The original text
The play only exists in acting copies in various archives, e.g. in the A'Beckett collection in the New York Public Library archives.
Apparently peformed in Royal Coburg Theatre, September, 1822.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1834: Performed in the "Amateur Theatre", Cape Town by the Private Amateur Company on 5 November 1834. (Billed as "Guy Faux, or the Gunpowder Treason" and referred to as an "historical melodrama in three acts".) Followed by A Day After the Fair (Somerset) as afterpiece.
Sources
http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/theabecket.pdf
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: p 206.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
