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F.C.L. Osman, 1928: pp. 200 | F.C.L. Osman, 1928: pp. 200 | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 10 October 2014
A farce in two acts by Thomas Dibdin (Thomas John Dibdin, 1771–1841)
Called Past ten O'clock, or A Rainy Night by F.C.L. Bosman (1928), based on the Cape Town programmes.
Contents
The original text
First performed in the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1815. Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1828: Performed by the English Theatrical Amateur Company on 8 November 1828 in the African Theatre, along with The Mayor of Garrett (Foote) and Sharp and Flat (Lawler).
1837: A production in Cape Town by the English Amateur Company was planned for 11 September 1837, but for a number of reasons postponed a few times and finally performed 18 September 1837, in the Cape Town Theatre, as afterpiece to Bertram, or The Castle of St. Aldobrand (Maturin).
F.C.L. Osman, 1928: pp. 200
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_John_Dibdin
https://archive.org/details/pasttenoclockan00dibdgoog
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