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1861: Performed as ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Cape Town and Royal Alfred Dramatic Club]] on 11 February, "with new scenery and mechanical arrangements by Mr [[T. Baines]]". | 1861: Performed as ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town by the [[Cape Town and Royal Alfred Dramatic Club]] on 11 February, "with new scenery and mechanical arrangements by Mr [[T. Baines]]". | ||
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+ | 1865: Performed as ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 7 December by the [[Ray and Cooper]] company, with ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]'' (Anon.). | ||
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Revision as of 05:44, 3 April 2018
The Lonely Man of the Ocean, or The Night before the Bridal is a drama in three acts by Thomas G. Blake ()[].
Also found as The Lonely Man of the Ocean.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Olympic Theatre, London, in 1851 and published in London by T.H. Lacy in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1861: Performed as The Lonely Man of the Ocean in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town by the Cape Town and Royal Alfred Dramatic Club on 11 February, "with new scenery and mechanical arrangements by Mr T. Baines".
1865: Performed as The Lonely Man of the Ocean in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 4 December by the Ray and Cooper company, with The Belle of the Village (Byron)
1865: Performed as The Lonely Man of the Ocean in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 7 December by the Ray and Cooper company, with The Virginia Mummy (Anon.).
Sources
Facsimile version of the original text, Hathitrust Digital Library[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 95, 192,
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