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| − | + | ''[[The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hall]]'' is a comedy in two acts by Charles Dance (1794–1863)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dance_(playwright)] Also referred to simply as ''[[The Country Squire]]'' in some sources. | |
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | First performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in London, on January 19th 1837. | ||
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| + | The full title as published in Webster's Acting National Drama by Chapman and Hall in 1837(?), is ''[[The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hall]]'', though it is wrongly given by [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosmnan]] (p.416) as ''[[The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hill]]'', but this may have been an error by the performers or printer of the programme rather than by the historian. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1848: Performed by [[All the World's a Stage]] in Cape Town as ''[[The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hill]]'' on Thursday 21 September 1848 in the [[Hope Street Theatre]], accompanied by the "celebrated [[Ethiopian Serenaders]]", a clog hornpipe performance and some comic songs, before concluding with the farce ''[[Advice Gratis]]'' by Charles Dance. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dance_(playwright) | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the third edition (1840), Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=kdlUAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=The+Country+Squire+a+drama+by+Charles+Dance&source=bl&ots=q0opz7ZTc-&sig=4ms0drhDhdTvgEFtDBdgMUDpOCM&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqjcerm8zMAhWmK8AKHetBAlwQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=The%20Country%20Squire%20a%20drama%20by%20Charles%20Dance&f=false] | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 416, | ||
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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 07:40, 9 May 2016
The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hall is a comedy in two acts by Charles Dance (1794–1863)[1] Also referred to simply as The Country Squire in some sources.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in London, on January 19th 1837.
The full title as published in Webster's Acting National Drama by Chapman and Hall in 1837(?), is The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hall, though it is wrongly given by Bosmnan (p.416) as The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hill, but this may have been an error by the performers or printer of the programme rather than by the historian.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1848: Performed by All the World's a Stage in Cape Town as The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hill on Thursday 21 September 1848 in the Hope Street Theatre, accompanied by the "celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders", a clog hornpipe performance and some comic songs, before concluding with the farce Advice Gratis by Charles Dance.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dance_(playwright)
Facsimile version of the third edition (1840), Google E-book[2]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 416,
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
