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[[X.Y.Z.]] is a farce by George Colman the Younger (1762 – 1836)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger]. | [[X.Y.Z.]] is a farce by George Colman the Younger (1762 – 1836)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger]. | ||
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| + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Op die Weegskaal]]'' ("On the Scale"). | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1825: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 27 August, 1825, as afterpiece to ''[[Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch]]'' (Payne). | 1825: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 27 August, 1825, as afterpiece to ''[[Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch]]'' (Payne). | ||
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1825: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 5 November, 1825, as afterpiece to ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]'' (Colman Jr), as a benefit for [[J. Corbishley]] and [[Mrs Black]]. | 1825: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 5 November, 1825, as afterpiece to ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]'' (Colman Jr), as a benefit for [[J. Corbishley]] and [[Mrs Black]]. | ||
| − | + | 1930s: Produced in [[Afrikaans]], initially under the title by ''[[Op die Weegskaal]]'' ("On the Scale "), and later possibly under its original title, by the [[René de la Harpe Geselskap]] ("the René de la Harpe Company"). | |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:01, 25 May 2016
X.Y.Z. is a farce by George Colman the Younger (1762 – 1836)[1].
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Op die Weegskaal ("On the Scale").
Performance history in South Africa
1825: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 27 August, 1825, as afterpiece to Charles the Second, or The Merry Monarch (Payne).
1825: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 5 November, 1825, as afterpiece to The Review, or The Wags of Windsor (Colman Jr), as a benefit for J. Corbishley and Mrs Black.
1930s: Produced in Afrikaans, initially under the title by Op die Weegskaal ("On the Scale "), and later possibly under its original title, by the René de la Harpe Geselskap ("the René de la Harpe Company").
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger
Bosman, 1928: p 187,
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