Difference between revisions of "Deeds of Dreadful Note"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''[[Deeds of Dreadful Note]]'' is a play in one act by Alfred Dubois (''nom de plume'' of James Stuart Bowes, 1768/69-1863)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=-51oDwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA1840&lpg=RA1-PA1840&dq=Alfred+Dubois+Deeds+of+Dreadful+Note&source=bl&ots=bDASfNOVID&sig=ACfU3U3O5qOAKc-xLlnFSQcicsMXqgqqJw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjE2tm_5abiAhXcSBUIHYtNC7EQ6AEwA3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Alfred%20Dubois%20Deeds%20of%20Dreadful%20Note&f=false] | ''[[Deeds of Dreadful Note]]'' is a play in one act by Alfred Dubois (''nom de plume'' of James Stuart Bowes, 1768/69-1863)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=-51oDwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA1840&lpg=RA1-PA1840&dq=Alfred+Dubois+Deeds+of+Dreadful+Note&source=bl&ots=bDASfNOVID&sig=ACfU3U3O5qOAKc-xLlnFSQcicsMXqgqqJw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjE2tm_5abiAhXcSBUIHYtNC7EQ6AEwA3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Alfred%20Dubois%20Deeds%20of%20Dreadful%20Note&f=false] | ||
| − | Also found as '''''[[Wilful Murder, or Deeds of Dreadful Note]]''''', '''''[[A Dreadful Deed]]''''' | + | Also found as '''''[[Wilful Murder, or Deeds of Dreadful Note]]''''', '''''[[A Dreadful Deed]]''''' and possibly even '''''[[Crimson Crimes, or Deeds of Dreadful Note]]'''''. |
| − | |||
| − | |||
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 23 September 2019
Deeds of Dreadful Note is a play in one act by Alfred Dubois (nom de plume of James Stuart Bowes, 1768/69-1863)[1]
Also found as Wilful Murder, or Deeds of Dreadful Note, A Dreadful Deed and possibly even Crimson Crimes, or Deeds of Dreadful Note.
Contents
The original text
Styled a "romantic tale of terror in one act" it was published in Philadelphia by Turner & Fisher, (Turner's dramatic library of acting plays, 1810?] - "Correctly printed from the most approved acting copy."
At head of title: Turner's dramatic library.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1857: A "screaming farce" called Crimson Crimes, or Deeds of Dreadful Note (attributed to William E. Burton) was performed in the Harrington Street Theatre , Cape Town, on 23 September by the Sefton Parry Company. It has been suggested that it may in fact have been a parody of this one act "romantic tale of terror" by Dubois. Also performed was Who Speaks First? (Dance) and Monsieur Jacques (Barnett and Barnett).
Sources
https://library.villanova.edu/Find/Record/950537/Details
Frederic Boase. 2018. Modern English Biography (Volume 1 of 4) A-H, Litres: p. [2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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, carnivals and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
