Difference between revisions of "The Rose of Ettrick Vale, or The Bridal of the Borders"
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First performed at the Queen Street Theatre Glasgow in 1824, and later performed in Edinburgh and at the Royal Aldwych theatre in London. The text was revised by James Aitken of the Drury Lane Theatre after Lynch's death, and was published in Glasgow by Dugald Moore and James Duncan in 1836 | First performed at the Queen Street Theatre Glasgow in 1824, and later performed in Edinburgh and at the Royal Aldwych theatre in London. The text was revised by James Aitken of the Drury Lane Theatre after Lynch's death, and was published in Glasgow by Dugald Moore and James Duncan in 1836 | ||
− | 1861: Performed in Grahamstown by a Garrison company called the [[Amateurs of the Band]] with a cast consisting of [[W. Dansie]] (Red Ronald, the River, alias the Stranger), [[T. Paterson]] (Old Adam of Teviot), [[J. Davies]] (Albert, his adopted son), [[J. Chesters]] (Glenbrae, a hunter of the highland border), [[J. F. Gay]] (Guy o' the Gap), [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Wandering Steenie, a mindless rower), [[W. Allan]] (Brand o' the Brae), [[J. Mann]] (Black Wylie), [[T. Manion]] (Murdoch), [[B. Sheeran]] (Fergus), (the latter three were Freebooters in the pay of Red Ronald.) [[B. Buckley]] (Officer), [[J. Grennan]] (Laurette, "The Rose of Ettrick Vale"), [[J. Durney]] (Jessie, sister and Bridesmaid to Laurette), [[T. Smith]] (Amy, Jessie's sister and Bridesmaid to Laurette). Also performed | + | 1861: Performed in Grahamstown by a Garrison company called the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with a cast consisting of [[W. Dansie]] (Red Ronald, the River, alias the Stranger), [[T. Paterson]] (Old Adam of Teviot), [[J. Davies]] (Albert, his adopted son), [[J. Chesters]] (Glenbrae, a hunter of the highland border), [[J. F. Gay]] (Guy o' the Gap), [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Wandering Steenie, a mindless rower), [[W. Allan]] (Brand o' the Brae), [[J. Mann]] (Black Wylie), [[T. Manion]] (Murdoch), [[B. Sheeran]] (Fergus), (the latter three were Freebooters in the pay of Red Ronald.) [[B. Buckley]] (Officer), [[J. Grennan]] (Laurette, "The Rose of Ettrick Vale"), [[J. Durney]] (Jessie, sister and Bridesmaid to Laurette), [[T. Smith]] (Amy, Jessie's sister and Bridesmaid to Laurette). Also performed was |
Facsimile version of the 1836 published text, [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=QkUWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP5&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false] | Facsimile version of the 1836 published text, [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=QkUWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP5&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false] |
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The Rose of Ettrick Vale, or The Bridal of the Borders is a romantic comedy in three acts by Thomas J. Lynch, Comedian (floreat 1820s)
Also known as Wandering Steenie or Steenie, the Wanderer after its central character.
First performed at the Queen Street Theatre Glasgow in 1824, and later performed in Edinburgh and at the Royal Aldwych theatre in London. The text was revised by James Aitken of the Drury Lane Theatre after Lynch's death, and was published in Glasgow by Dugald Moore and James Duncan in 1836
1861: Performed in Grahamstown by a Garrison company called the Amateurs of the Band (North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot) with a cast consisting of W. Dansie (Red Ronald, the River, alias the Stranger), T. Paterson (Old Adam of Teviot), J. Davies (Albert, his adopted son), J. Chesters (Glenbrae, a hunter of the highland border), J. F. Gay (Guy o' the Gap), J. M'Kechnie (Wandering Steenie, a mindless rower), W. Allan (Brand o' the Brae), J. Mann (Black Wylie), T. Manion (Murdoch), B. Sheeran (Fergus), (the latter three were Freebooters in the pay of Red Ronald.) B. Buckley (Officer), J. Grennan (Laurette, "The Rose of Ettrick Vale"), J. Durney (Jessie, sister and Bridesmaid to Laurette), T. Smith (Amy, Jessie's sister and Bridesmaid to Laurette). Also performed was
Facsimile version of the 1836 published text, [1]