Difference between revisions of "Buried Alive, or The Visit to Japan"
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| − | + | ''[[Buried Alive, or The Visit to Japan]]'' is a melodrama, | |
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| + | Adapted from the French by H. M'Pherson. First performed in English in Newcastle-on-Tyne Amphitheatre, May 1 1799(??) | ||
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Performed in Cape Town on Thursday 26 July 1855 by [[Sefton Parry]] as part of his farewell performance, alongside ''[[A Phenomenon in a Smock Frock]]'' (Brough) and ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley). | Performed in Cape Town on Thursday 26 July 1855 by [[Sefton Parry]] as part of his farewell performance, alongside ''[[A Phenomenon in a Smock Frock]]'' (Brough) and ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley). | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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''"The Stage" cyclopaedia'', a bibliography of plays, compiled by Reginald Clarence[http://archive.org/stream/thestagecyclopae00eldruoft/thestagecyclopae00eldruoft_djvu.txt]. | ''"The Stage" cyclopaedia'', a bibliography of plays, compiled by Reginald Clarence[http://archive.org/stream/thestagecyclopae00eldruoft/thestagecyclopae00eldruoft_djvu.txt]. | ||
Revision as of 06:34, 1 December 2016
Buried Alive, or The Visit to Japan is a melodrama,
Translations and adaptations
Adapted from the French by H. M'Pherson. First performed in English in Newcastle-on-Tyne Amphitheatre, May 1 1799(??)
Performance history in South Africa
Performed in Cape Town on Thursday 26 July 1855 by Sefton Parry as part of his farewell performance, alongside A Phenomenon in a Smock Frock (Brough) and The Lottery Ticket (Beazley).
Sources
"The Stage" cyclopaedia, a bibliography of plays, compiled by Reginald Clarence[1].
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 433
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