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''[[Grandad's Darling]]'' is a play in one act by Edmund Gurney ()[]  
 
''[[Grandad's Darling]]'' is a play in one act by Edmund Gurney ()[]  
  
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Also found as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' in some sources.
  
Written for a child actress. Published in London by [[Samuel French]].
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==The original text==
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Written for a child actress. Published in London by [[Samuel French]] and as Lynn’s Acting Edition no XVI.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1877: Probably the play performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Luscombe Searelle]] and his company as ''[[Grandfather's Darling]]'' on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play was billed as ''[[Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy]]''), and was accompanied by ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play with that of ''[[The Post-boy]]'' (Craven), possibly also done that night. 
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== Sources ==
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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 1932. (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.203-205
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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]]
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Revision as of 05:31, 7 March 2020

Grandad's Darling is a play in one act by Edmund Gurney ()[]

Also found as Grandfather's Darling in some sources.

The original text

Written for a child actress. Published in London by Samuel French and as Lynn’s Acting Edition no XVI.


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1877: Probably the play performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Luscombe Searelle and his company as Grandfather's Darling on 24 September. Actually, according to Bosman, 1980: p. 360, the play was billed as Grandfather's Darling, or The Post-boy), and was accompanied by The Loan of a Lover (Planché). Bosman most probably conflated the titles of Gurney's one-act play with that of The Post-boy (Craven), possibly also done that night.

Sources

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 1932. (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.203-205

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