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| − | 1831: Played for the first time on 8 October by the [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre]], as ''Ambrose Guinett, or a Sea-Side Story'', with as afterpiece ''[[Amateurs and Actors, or A Peep | + | 1831: Played for the first time on 8 October by the [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre]], as ''[[Ambrose Guinett, or a Sea-Side Story]]'', with as afterpiece ''[[Amateurs and Actors, or A Peep behind the Curtain]]'' (Peake). |
1838: Performed by the [[English Amateur Company]] in the [[African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]] on 13 October, 1838, with as afterpiece ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself]]'' (Moncrieff). The title wrongly given as "''Ambrose Guinett, or a Sea-Side Story''". According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1928), this was to be the last production mounted in the [[African Theatre]] before it was sold and turned into a church, and it was also the last production by English amateurs in Cape Town till 1843, for the Methodist anti-theatre movement had temporarily won the battle. | 1838: Performed by the [[English Amateur Company]] in the [[African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]] on 13 October, 1838, with as afterpiece ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself]]'' (Moncrieff). The title wrongly given as "''Ambrose Guinett, or a Sea-Side Story''". According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1928), this was to be the last production mounted in the [[African Theatre]] before it was sold and turned into a church, and it was also the last production by English amateurs in Cape Town till 1843, for the Methodist anti-theatre movement had temporarily won the battle. | ||
Revision as of 09:25, 23 April 2015
A Melo-drama, in Three Acts by Douglas Jerrold.
The name is sometimes spelled Ambrose Gwinnett, and in South Africa even Ambrose Guinett.
Published in 1828.
Performance history in South Africa
1831: Played for the first time on 8 October by the All the World's a Stage in the African Theatre, as Ambrose Guinett, or a Sea-Side Story, with as afterpiece Amateurs and Actors, or A Peep behind the Curtain (Peake).
1838: Performed by the English Amateur Company in the Cape Town Theatre on 13 October, 1838, with as afterpiece The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself (Moncrieff). The title wrongly given as "Ambrose Guinett, or a Sea-Side Story". According to Bosman (1928), this was to be the last production mounted in the African Theatre before it was sold and turned into a church, and it was also the last production by English amateurs in Cape Town till 1843, for the Methodist anti-theatre movement had temporarily won the battle.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_William_Jerrold
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1694744/Ambrose-Bierces-middle-name
Bosman, 1928: p. 208
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