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| − | Also | + | Also referred to as a farce in one act, and has been billed as '''''[[Two Pigeons]]'''''. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | The play had its first performance at the Lyceum Theatre, London, on 5 November 1857. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | "Plays Licensed in 1857 - Royal Holloway University", [https://intranet.royalholloway.ac.uk/dramaandtheatre/documents/pdf/lcp/playslicensedin1857.pdf] | ||
[[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.) | [[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.) | ||
Revision as of 06:43, 26 April 2020
A Pair of Pigeons is a domestic sketch in one act by Edward Stirling (1807-1894)[1].
Also referred to as a farce in one act, and has been billed as Two Pigeons.
Contents
The original text
The play had its first performance at the Lyceum Theatre, London, on 5 November 1857.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1860: Performed as Two Pigeons in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, on 27 February by a company brought together by Charles Fraser and starring Annie Rowlands and Mr Raymond. Also played were John Jones (Buckstone) and Caught by the Ears (Selby).
1860: Performed as A Pair of Pigeons in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, on 5 March by Charles Fraser and his company, along with The Child of the Regiment (Morton) and The Initials ().
Sources
http://www.victorianweb.org/mt/adaptations/stirling.html
"Plays Licensed in 1857 - Royal Holloway University", [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 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: p.127
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