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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 168, 169, 222, 226, 323, 324. |
''[[North Lincoln Sphinx]]'' Vol 1, No 12. Febuary 28, 1862. | ''[[North Lincoln Sphinx]]'' Vol 1, No 12. Febuary 28, 1862. | ||
Revision as of 05:49, 6 August 2018
Poor Pillicoddy is a one-act farce by J. M. Morton ()[].
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed by the Amateurs of the Band on 17 February in the Garrison Theatre at Keiskamma Hoek, with a cast consisting of W. Dansie (Mr Pillicoddy), W. Allan (Captain O'Skuttle), M. Rafferty (Mrs Pillicoddy), T. Smith (Mrs O'Skuttle), J. Durnsey (Sarah Blunt). Also performed were a scene from Venice Preserved (Otway) and The Omnibus or A Convenient Distance (). (For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot)
1867: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 28 May by the Le Roy's Original Company , with Capitola, or The Masked Mother and The Hidden Hand (Hazlewood) . The evening was offered as a benefit for Le Roy.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 168, 169, 222, 226, 323, 324.
North Lincoln Sphinx Vol 1, No 12. Febuary 28, 1862.
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