Difference between revisions of "Smiles and Tears, or The Widow's Stratagem"
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Also found simply as '''''[[Smiles and Tears]]''''' or '''''[[The Widow's Stratagem]].''''' | Also found simply as '''''[[Smiles and Tears]]''''' or '''''[[The Widow's Stratagem]].''''' | ||
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First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on 12 December, 1815 by the Kemble company, and published in London by John Miller in 1815. | First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on 12 December, 1815 by the Kemble company, and published in London by John Miller in 1815. | ||
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In 1913 film called ''[[The Widow's Stratagem]]'' was released by Thanhouser Film Corporation, distributed by Mutual Film in the USA. | In 1913 film called ''[[The Widow's Stratagem]]'' was released by Thanhouser Film Corporation, distributed by Mutual Film in the USA. | ||
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| + | 1863: A piece called ''[[The Widow's Stratagem]]'' (possibly shortened/adapted, for it was seemingly billed as a "sketch") was performed as ''[[The Widow's Stratagem]]'' by [[Mr Bowmer]] and [[Madame Bowmer]] in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, as part of a ''[[Grand Concert and Entertainment]]'' put on by a company of visiting entertainers led by [[J.F. Finlayson]], as compère and musical director. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 06:27, 26 July 2021
Smiles and Tears, or The Widow's Stratagem is a comedy in five acts by Marie Thérèse Kemble (1774-1838)[] and Amelia Alderson Opie (1769-1853)[].
Also found simply as Smiles and Tears or The Widow's Stratagem.
Contents
The original text
According to the foreword by Mrs Kemble, the serious part of the play was inspired by a story called Father and Daughter by Amelia Alderson Opie (1769-1853)[] (who is credited as co-author of the play in many sources), while some of the lighter scenes derive from La Suite d'un Bal Masqué by and
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on 12 December, 1815 by the Kemble company, and published in London by John Miller in 1815.
Translations and adaptations
In 1913 film called The Widow's Stratagem was released by Thanhouser Film Corporation, distributed by Mutual Film in the USA.
Performance history in South Africa
1863: A piece called The Widow's Stratagem (possibly shortened/adapted, for it was seemingly billed as a "sketch") was performed as The Widow's Stratagem by Mr Bowmer and Madame Bowmer in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, as part of a Grand Concert and Entertainment put on by a company of visiting entertainers led by J.F. Finlayson, as compère and musical director.
Sources
Facsimile version of the original published text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book//lookupid?key=ha001024014
