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A farcetta  in one act by J. Thomas G. Rodwell (James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell, died 1825), and  G. Herbert Rodwell (George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell , 1800–1852)  
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A farcetta  in one act by G. Herbert Rodwell (George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell , 1800–1852).
 
 
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
The play is most often credited to George Rodwell only, notably so on internet playlists and biographies of Rodwell, and by Allardyce Nicoll. George Rodwell would have been 19 years old when he wrote it, so it is natural to assume  that he was aided by his brother the playwright and theatre manager James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell. Hence we also find the accreditation given above.  
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Some sources also credit J. Thomas G. Rodwell (James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell, died 1825), often even as first author, though the general tendency seems to be to credit George Rodwell only, notably so on internet playlists and biographies of Rodwell, and by Allardyce Nicoll. However, George Rodwell would have been 19 years old when he wrote it, so it is natural to assume  that he was aided by his brother the playwright and theatre manager James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell.  
  
 
The farce was first performed at the Olympic New Theatre, Strand on  17 February  1819, before playing at other venues, and was published in the same year.  
 
The farce was first performed at the Olympic New Theatre, Strand on  17 February  1819, before playing at other venues, and was published in the same year.  

Revision as of 06:28, 12 May 2015

A farcetta in one act by G. Herbert Rodwell (George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell , 1800–1852).

The original text

Some sources also credit J. Thomas G. Rodwell (James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell, died 1825), often even as first author, though the general tendency seems to be to credit George Rodwell only, notably so on internet playlists and biographies of Rodwell, and by Allardyce Nicoll. However, George Rodwell would have been 19 years old when he wrote it, so it is natural to assume that he was aided by his brother the playwright and theatre manager James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell.

The farce was first performed at the Olympic New Theatre, Strand on 17 February 1819, before playing at other venues, and was published in the same year.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1831: Performed as Where Shall I Dine?, or No Dinner Yet as on 4 June by All the World's a Stage in the African Theatre . The evening was a benefit for Mrs Black, and the also included the tragedy Douglas (Home).

Sources

Allardyce Nicoll, A History of English Drama 1660-1900, 2009 reprint: p. 395[1]

A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850, CUP Archive[2]

http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Where_Shall_I_Dine.html?id=kGDqrQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

Bosman, 1928: pp. 216

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