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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Brought to in Cape Town by [[W.F.H. Parker]] in 1837, when it was performed along with ''[[Polander]]'', the dramatic play ''[[The Enchanted Turk]]'' and ''[[Children in the Wood]]'' (Th. Morton). | + | Brought to in Cape Town by [[W.F.H. Parker]] in 1837, when it was performed along with ''[[Polander]]'', the dramatic play ''[[The Enchanted Turk]]'' and ''[[The Children in the Wood]]'' (Th. Morton). |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 05:33, 19 May 2015
An act performed by the Automata of W.F.H. Parker. Possibly their version of the classic comedy riding act called Billy Buttons or the Tailors Ride to Brentford, originally created by circus owner Philip Astley. ("Joey Grimaldi" referring to the famous English clown Joseph Grimaldi.)
Performance history in South Africa
Brought to in Cape Town by W.F.H. Parker in 1837, when it was performed along with Polander, the dramatic play The Enchanted Turk and The Children in the Wood (Th. Morton).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Bosman, 1928: p. 231
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