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1853: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players|Officers of the Garrison]] on 19 October, with ''[[Luke the Labourer|Luke the Labourer, or The Lost Son ]]'' (Buckstone); and repeated on 24 October. | 1853: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players|Officers of the Garrison]] on 19 October, with ''[[Luke the Labourer|Luke the Labourer, or The Lost Son ]]'' (Buckstone); and repeated on 24 October. | ||
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| + | 1857: Performed as ''[[Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw]]'' by the [[Boscawen Amateurs]] (officers of H.M.S. Boscawen) in "a suitable place" in Simonstown on on 7 July, this time with ''[[Don Caesar de Bazan]]'' (Buckstone). | ||
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| + | 1857: On 11 February 1859, while the H.M.S. Boscawen was in Table Bay, the [[Boscawen Amateurs]] (officers of H.M.S. Boscawen) put on a third performance of ''[[Don Caesar de Bazan]]'' in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, with ''[[The Rose of Amiens, or Our Wife]]'' (Morton). The officers were supported by [[Mrs Delmaine]], [[Miss Delmaine]] and [[Miss Rowlands]], as well as a number of local [[amateur]]s. [[W.R Jeffreys]] was the star once more, while the rest of the cast included [[R. Wells]], [[C.B. Sevecke]], [[J.R.F. Fullarton]], [[T.A. de Waal]], [[C.T. Layton]], [[C.R. Smith]], [[W.S. Brown]], [[W.H. Maxwell]] and [[J.C. Plow]]. | ||
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Revision as of 05:54, 3 September 2019
Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw is a farce in one act by John M. Morton (1811 – 1891)[1].
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The original text
First staged in 1851 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London.
Performance history in South Africa
1853: Performed in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town by the Officers of the Garrison on 19 October, with Luke the Labourer, or The Lost Son (Buckstone); and repeated on 24 October.
1857: Performed as Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw by the Boscawen Amateurs (officers of H.M.S. Boscawen) in "a suitable place" in Simonstown on on 7 July, this time with Don Caesar de Bazan (Buckstone).
1857: On 11 February 1859, while the H.M.S. Boscawen was in Table Bay, the Boscawen Amateurs (officers of H.M.S. Boscawen) put on a third performance of Don Caesar de Bazan in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, with The Rose of Amiens, or Our Wife (Morton). The officers were supported by Mrs Delmaine, Miss Delmaine and Miss Rowlands, as well as a number of local amateurs. W.R Jeffreys was the star once more, while the rest of the cast included R. Wells, C.B. Sevecke, J.R.F. Fullarton, T.A. de Waal, C.T. Layton, C.R. Smith, W.S. Brown, W.H. Maxwell and J.C. Plow.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://www.grimshaworigin.org/GrimshawBagshaw.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: p. 423
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