Difference between revisions of "The Mayor of Garratt"
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1823: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 10 May, with ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'' (Goldsmith). | 1823: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 10 May, with ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'' (Goldsmith). | ||
| − | 1828: Performed | + | 1828: Performed by the [[English Theatrical Amateur Company]] on 8 November in the [[African Theatre]], along with ''[[Sharp and Flat]]'' (Lawler) and ''[[Past ten o'Clock, or A Rainy Night]]'' (Dibdin). |
1829: Performed jointly by the [[English Theatrical Amateur Company]] and the [[Cape Town Amateur Company]] on 11 July in the [[African Theatre]], along with ''[[The Sleepwalker, or Which is the Lady?]]'' (Oulton) and ''[[Sharp and Flat]]'' (Lawler). | 1829: Performed jointly by the [[English Theatrical Amateur Company]] and the [[Cape Town Amateur Company]] on 11 July in the [[African Theatre]], along with ''[[The Sleepwalker, or Which is the Lady?]]'' (Oulton) and ''[[Sharp and Flat]]'' (Lawler). | ||
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 73, 144, 150-1, 183, | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 73, 144, 150-1, 183, 201-2, |
Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 06:58, 30 December 2015
A farce in two acts by Samuel Foote (1720–1777)[1]
Contents
The original text
First performed in 1763 at the Haymarket, published in 1764.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1807: Performed on 15 August by the Officers of the Garrison in the African Theatre with Douglas (Home). Performers included Captain Collins, Mr Morgan, Captain Frazer and Mrs Kinniburgh.
1813: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 28 August, with The Heir at Law (Colman Jr).
1817: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 11 October, with Laugh When You Can (Reynolds), and The Turnpike Gate (Knight), with the proceeds of the evening going to the Free School.
1823: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 10 May, with She Stoops to Conquer (Goldsmith).
1828: Performed by the English Theatrical Amateur Company on 8 November in the African Theatre, along with Sharp and Flat (Lawler) and Past ten o'Clock, or A Rainy Night (Dibdin).
1829: Performed jointly by the English Theatrical Amateur Company and the Cape Town Amateur Company on 11 July in the African Theatre, along with The Sleepwalker, or Which is the Lady? (Oulton) and Sharp and Flat (Lawler).
Sources
Internet Archive:Mayor of Garratt[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Foote
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[3]: pp. 73, 144, 150-1, 183, 201-2,
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
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