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| + | 1861: Performed as ''[[Betsy Baker, or Too Attentive by Half]]'' by the company of [[Sefton Parry]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 5 September, with ''[[The Stranger]]'' (). | ||
1865: Performed as ''[[Betsy Baker]]'' by the [[Valorous Amateurs]] (amateur players from H.M.S. ''Valorous'') in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town on 17 November, with ''[[Michael Erle, the Maniac Lover]]'' (Wilks) and ''[[Ben Bolt]]'' (Johnstone). | 1865: Performed as ''[[Betsy Baker]]'' by the [[Valorous Amateurs]] (amateur players from H.M.S. ''Valorous'') in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town on 17 November, with ''[[Michael Erle, the Maniac Lover]]'' (Wilks) and ''[[Ben Bolt]]'' (Johnstone). | ||
Revision as of 05:24, 13 April 2018
Betsy Baker!, or Too Attentive by Half is a farce in one act by John Maddison Morton (1812-1854)[1][2].
Also found simply as Betsy Baker
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Royal Princess's Theatre, London in 1850 and published by Duncombe and Company, London and Samuel French.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1861: Performed as Betsy Baker, or Too Attentive by Half by the company of Sefton Parry in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 5 September, with The Stranger ().
1865: Performed as Betsy Baker by the Valorous Amateurs (amateur players from H.M.S. Valorous) in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town on 17 November, with Michael Erle, the Maniac Lover (Wilks) and Ben Bolt (Johnstone).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
Facsimile version of the 1850 Duncombe publication, Hathi Trust Digital Library[3]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 99, 168, 170, 221, 262, 270,325, 342, 362
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