Difference between revisions of "Who's Your Friend? or The Queensberry Fête"
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''[[Who's Your Friend? or The Queensberry Fête]]'' is a comic drama in two acts by James Robinson Planché (1796-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9]. | ''[[Who's Your Friend? or The Queensberry Fête]]'' is a comic drama in two acts by James Robinson Planché (1796-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9]. | ||
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| − | First performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 1843, and published by Webster & Company in 1843 | + | |
| + | First performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 1843, and published by Webster & Company in 1843. Also found as Issue 882 of Dicks' standard plays and later published by [[Samuel French]]. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1862: Performed as ''[[Who's Your Friend?, or The Queensbury Fête]]'' by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as a farewell benefit for [[Mrs Parry]], with ''[[Christmas Boxes]]'' (Mayhew and Edwards) and circus acts by members of [[Franklin's Circus]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Who_s_Your_Friend_Or_The_Queensbury_F%C3%AAt.html?id=vGIpugEACAAJ&hl=en&output=html_text&redir_esc=y | https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Who_s_Your_Friend_Or_The_Queensbury_F%C3%AAt.html?id=vGIpugEACAAJ&hl=en&output=html_text&redir_esc=y | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9 | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.112 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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Revision as of 06:02, 22 December 2018
Who's Your Friend? or The Queensberry Fête is a comic drama in two acts by James Robinson Planché (1796-1880)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 1843, and published by Webster & Company in 1843. Also found as Issue 882 of Dicks' standard plays and later published by Samuel French.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed as Who's Your Friend?, or The Queensbury Fête by Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, as a farewell benefit for Mrs Parry, with Christmas Boxes (Mayhew and Edwards) and circus acts by members of Franklin's Circus.
Sources
The Sporting Review, edited by 'Craven' (John William Carleton). July 1843: p.291[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.112
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
