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''[[The Gypsy Earl]]'' is a play by George R. Sims (1847-1922)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Robert_Sims]. | ''[[The Gypsy Earl]]'' is a play by George R. Sims (1847-1922)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Robert_Sims]. | ||
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A melodrama about an Earl who gives his title to his younger brother, and joins a band of gypsies, it was first performed at the Adeplphi Theatre, London, on 31 Agust 1898 and playing till 10 December of the same year. | A melodrama about an Earl who gives his title to his younger brother, and joins a band of gypsies, it was first performed at the Adeplphi Theatre, London, on 31 Agust 1898 and playing till 10 December of the same year. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1904: Performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Leonard Rayne]] company between April and June. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | J.P. Wearing. 2013. ''The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. 2nd revised edition. Scarecrow Press: P.389[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=nF8pAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA389&lpg=PA389&dq=The+Gypsy+Earl+is+a+play+by+G.R.+Sims&source=bl&ots=hfmSS8Qi7G&sig=ACfU3U19j5u0vdO_wFaSVXYxEo8vlIzVaw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAjPyjjMHnAhXhAmMBHeGUAWQQ6AEwBXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Gypsy%20Earl%20is%20a%20play%20by%20G.R.%20Sims&f=false] | ||
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| + | [[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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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. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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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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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 06:24, 8 February 2020
The Gypsy Earl is a play by George R. Sims (1847-1922)[1].
Contents
The original text
A melodrama about an Earl who gives his title to his younger brother, and joins a band of gypsies, it was first performed at the Adeplphi Theatre, London, on 31 Agust 1898 and playing till 10 December of the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1904: Performed in the Opera House, Cape Town, by the Leonard Rayne company between April and June.
Sources
J.P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. 2nd revised edition. Scarecrow Press: P.389[2]
D.C. Boonzaier. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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 and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
