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| − | Listed as performed under the title '''''The Blue Devils''''' by [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1928, p.197) on 26 July 1823 in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[English Theatricals]] company, as an afterpiece to ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' (Tobin). | + | 1823: Listed as performed under the title '''''The Blue Devils''''' by [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1928, p.197) on 26 July 1823 in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[English Theatricals]] company, as an afterpiece to ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' (Tobin). |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 1 January 2016
Blue Devils is a farce, in one act by George Colman the Younger.
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The original text
Translated and adapted from the French play by Joseph Patrat (1733-1801), it was first performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, London in 1798. Printed by W. Burton for J. Cawthorn and J. Cawthorn, 1808.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1823: Listed as performed under the title The Blue Devils by Bosman (1928, p.197) on 26 July 1823 in the African Theatre by the English Theatricals company, as an afterpiece to The Honey Moon (Tobin).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]: pp. 197, 218
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