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| − | ''[[The Solicitor]]'' is a farcical comedy by | + | ''[[The Solicitor]]'' is a farcical comedy in three acts by J.H. Darnley (fl. 1880s-1890s)[]. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | Probably a new version of/sequal to the play ''[[The Barrister]]'' by J.H. Darnley and G. Manville Fenn. (performed in Leeds and London in 1887, published by Samuel French)[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044086859709&view=1up&seq=7], ''[[The solicitor]]'' was first performed in Liverpool on 5 May, 1890, and at Toole's Theatre, London from 3 July to 7 November of the same year. Published by Samuel French, c1902. | |
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1895: Performed by [[Edward Sass]] and his Gaiety Company in the [[Cape Town Opera House]], under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Brothers]], as part of a season of plays that opened on 1 June till late July. | 1895: Performed by [[Edward Sass]] and his Gaiety Company in the [[Cape Town Opera House]], under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Brothers]], as part of a season of plays that opened on 1 June till late July. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the original published text, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044086859675&view=1up&seq=7] | ||
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| + | https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044086859709&view=1up&seq=7 | ||
[[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 05:09, 2 June 2021
The Solicitor is a farcical comedy in three acts by J.H. Darnley (fl. 1880s-1890s)[].
Contents
The original text
Probably a new version of/sequal to the play The Barrister by J.H. Darnley and G. Manville Fenn. (performed in Leeds and London in 1887, published by Samuel French)[1], The solicitor was first performed in Liverpool on 5 May, 1890, and at Toole's Theatre, London from 3 July to 7 November of the same year. Published by Samuel French, c1902.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1895: Performed by Edward Sass and his Gaiety Company in the Cape Town Opera House, under the auspices of the Wheeler Brothers, as part of a season of plays that opened on 1 June till late July.
Sources
Facsimile version of the original published text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044086859709&view=1up&seq=7
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
J.P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. (Second, revised edition, p. 423). Scarecrow Press, Google E-bookp. 28[3]
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