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A farce in two acts  by James Cobb (1756–1818)
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''[[The First Floor]]'' is a farce in two acts  by James Cobb (1756–1818)
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== The original text ==
  
 
First performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 13 January 1787 and  
 
First performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 13 January 1787 and  
 
printed for C. Dilly in 1787.
 
printed for C. Dilly in 1787.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1854: Performed by the [[City Amateur Theatrical Society]] on Monday 21 August in the Dutch Company's [[Bree Street Theatre]] (corner of Dorp Street), Cape Town, with Mr Ashley playing "Furnish". The play followed on ''[[The Mendicant]]'' (Á Beckett) and was itself followed by  ''[[The Secret|The Secret!]]'' (Morris).   
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1854: Performed as a "comedietta" by the [[City Amateur Theatrical Society]] on Monday 21 August in the [[Dutch]] Company's [[Bree Street Theatre]] (corner of Dorp Street), Cape Town, under the directorship of Mr [[J. Boxer]], with [[Mr Ashley]] playing "Furnish". The play followed on ''[[The Mendicant]]'' (Á Beckett) and was itself followed by  ''[[The Secret|The Secret!]]'' (Morris).   
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://writersinspire.org/content/first-floor-farce-two-acts-it-now-acting-theatre-royal-drury-lane
 
http://writersinspire.org/content/first-floor-farce-two-acts-it-now-acting-theatre-royal-drury-lane
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp.427
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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.427
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 06:38, 14 June 2016

The First Floor is a farce in two acts by James Cobb (1756–1818)


The original text

First performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 13 January 1787 and printed for C. Dilly in 1787.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1854: Performed as a "comedietta" by the City Amateur Theatrical Society on Monday 21 August in the Dutch Company's Bree Street Theatre (corner of Dorp Street), Cape Town, under the directorship of Mr J. Boxer, with Mr Ashley playing "Furnish". The play followed on The Mendicant (Á Beckett) and was itself followed by The Secret! (Morris).



Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cobb_(librettist).

https://archive.org/details/firstfloorafarc00cobbgoog

http://writersinspire.org/content/first-floor-farce-two-acts-it-now-acting-theatre-royal-drury-lane


F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.427

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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