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''[[Dying for Love]]'' is a comedy in one act by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton]. | ''[[Dying for Love]]'' is a comedy in one act by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton]. | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
First performed at he Royal Princess's Theatre on 28 June 1858, | First performed at he Royal Princess's Theatre on 28 June 1858, | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, as ''[[Dying for Love]]'' by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[The Lucky Hit]]'' (Stirling) and ''[[An Eton Boy]]'' (Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])'' | 1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, as ''[[Dying for Love]]'' by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[The Lucky Hit]]'' (Stirling) and ''[[An Eton Boy]]'' (Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])'' | ||
| + | == Sources == | ||
http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=104 | http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=104 | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 3 August 2018
Dying for Love is a comedy in one act by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed at he Royal Princess's Theatre on 28 June 1858,
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1861: Performed in the Garrison Theatre, Grahamstown, as Dying for Love by the Officers of the Regiment (North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of W. Malcom Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain G. E. Bulger (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), S. F. Poole Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), W. J. B. Martin Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), R. Annesley Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), J. S. Brougham Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), J. C. Little Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal J. Davies (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were The Lucky Hit (Stirling) and An Eton Boy (Morton). (For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot)
Sources
http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=104
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
North Lincoln Sphinx Vol 1, No 10. Christmas Supplement, 1861.
North Lincoln Sphinx Vol 1, No 11. January 28, 1862.
