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1868: Performed in Cape Town (once more as ''[[The Two Bonnycastles]]'' it seems ) by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 20 May, with ''[[Slasher & Crasher]]'' (Morton). | 1868: Performed in Cape Town (once more as ''[[The Two Bonnycastles]]'' it seems ) by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 20 May, with ''[[Slasher & Crasher]]'' (Morton). | ||
− | 1868: Repeated by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 26 June, this time with ''[[A Phenomenon in a Smock-Frock]]'' (Brough), a dance by [[Lieutenant Moir]] and a song ("Sarah's Sunday Out") by C. Hayes. | + | 1868: Repeated by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 26 June, this time with ''[[A Phenomenon in a Smock-Frock]]'' (Brough), a dance by [[Lieutenant Moir]] and a song ("Sarah's Sunday Out") by [[C. Hayes]]. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== |
Revision as of 03:31, 24 January 2019
Two Bonnycastles is a farce in one act by J.M. Morton (1811-1891)[1].
South African theatre historian Bosman (1928, p408, and 1980, p. 262) has the title as The Two Bonnycastles.
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The original text
First performed in London at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on Tuesday 25 November, 1851. Published by Lacy, 1851.
Performance history in South Africa
1854: Performed in Cape Town (apparently as The Two Bonnycastles) in late July by the Amateur Company (aided by the Officers of the Garrison) in the Garrison Theatre. Also performed were Charles the Twelfth (Planché), A Peculiar Position (author unnamed, but it was in actual fact a translation from Scribe and Bayard by Planché).
1854: The July performances were repeated on Friday, 18 August, with the addition of The Honeymoon (Tobin).
1868: Performed in Cape Town (once more as The Two Bonnycastles it seems ) by the Lanarkshire Dramatic Club (amateur players from the 99th Regiment) in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, on 20 May, with Slasher & Crasher (Morton).
1868: Repeated by the Lanarkshire Dramatic Club in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, on 26 June, this time with A Phenomenon in a Smock-Frock (Brough), a dance by Lieutenant Moir and a song ("Sarah's Sunday Out") by C. Hayes.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Two_Bonnycastles.html?id=Uvs7AQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 408
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 262
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