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A play about Lord Cyril Garston, who thinks he has killed a man and becomes a clown in a touring circus. | A play about Lord Cyril Garston, who thinks he has killed a man and becomes a clown in a touring circus. | ||
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First performed in 1902 at Terry's Theatre, London, with [[James Welch]] as "Lord Cyril Garston" and published in the same year. The play would become a staple part of Welch's repertoire | First performed in 1902 at Terry's Theatre, London, with [[James Welch]] as "Lord Cyril Garston" and published in the same year. The play would become a staple part of Welch's repertoire | ||
Revision as of 05:18, 10 May 2020
The New Clown is a play by H.M. Paull (1854-1934)[].
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A play about Lord Cyril Garston, who thinks he has killed a man and becomes a clown in a touring circus.
First performed in 1902 at Terry's Theatre, London, with James Welch as "Lord Cyril Garston" and published in the same year. The play would become a staple part of Welch's repertoire
Translations and adaptations
The play was filmed in 1916 by Fred Paul, James Welch once more in the role of "Lord Cyril Garston".
Performance history in South Africa
1903: Performed as his debut appearance in South Africa by James Welch and his company in the Opera House, Cape Town, and then taken on tour of South Africa, before returning for another on
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0007124/plotsummary?ref_=tt_stry_pl
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.412, 417
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