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| − | + | ''[[The Anatomist, or The Sham Doctor]]'' is a farce in two acts by Edward Ravenscroft. Also referred to simply as ''[[The Anatomist]]''. | |
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| + | Originally a 3 act play, it was later condensed into this popular farce. According to L.M. Vincent (2005) it was based on Hauteroche's ''[[Crispin Médecin]]'' and was first produced at Lincoln's Inn Fields in November of 1696. The play apparently was a stock afterpiece throughout the second half of the eighteenth century. It was first published in London by R Baldwin in 1697, and a number of times subsequently. | ||
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| − | + | 1815: Performed by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]] on 18 August as an afterpiece to ''[[John Bull or The Englishman's Fireside]]'' (George Colman the Younger) in Cape Town. The evening was a charity event under the patronage of the Governor, and also intended to incite patriotism in the colony. | |
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| + | 1817: Performed by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]] on 30 August 1817, with ''[[The Mountaineers]]'' (George Colman the Younger). | ||
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Revision as of 07:25, 2 June 2016
The Anatomist, or The Sham Doctor is a farce in two acts by Edward Ravenscroft. Also referred to simply as The Anatomist.
The original text
Originally a 3 act play, it was later condensed into this popular farce. According to L.M. Vincent (2005) it was based on Hauteroche's Crispin Médecin and was first produced at Lincoln's Inn Fields in November of 1696. The play apparently was a stock afterpiece throughout the second half of the eighteenth century. It was first published in London by R Baldwin in 1697, and a number of times subsequently.
Production history in South Africa
1815: Performed by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre on 18 August as an afterpiece to John Bull or The Englishman's Fireside (George Colman the Younger) in Cape Town. The evening was a charity event under the patronage of the Governor, and also intended to incite patriotism in the colony.
1817: Performed by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre on 30 August 1817, with The Mountaineers (George Colman the Younger).
Sources
Bosman, 1928: pp. 147, 150
L.M. Vincent "The Anatomist by Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827): The Play's the Thing". In Medical History, Vol 49(2) 2005 pp: 213–218.
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