A Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts is a comedy in two acts by Pelham Hardwicke ()[]
Contents
The original text
It was licenced in 1853 for performance at the Lyceum Theatre, London, on 29 November 1853. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 177.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1858: Performed in Cape Town by J.E.H. English on 16 July in the New Music Hall in Buitekant Street, along with a performance of Box and Cox (Morton).
1859: Performed on 23 February in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town by the young Annie Rowlands (at 13 years of age) as the central attraction supported by members of the Cape Town Dramatic Club, with Out to Nurse ().
1866: Performed in Cape Town by Leroy and Duret, in association with Alfred Ray, on 12 November in the Theatre Royal in Harrington Street, along with a performance of Cramond Brig, or The Gudeman of Ballangrich (Scott/Murray). It was a benefit performance for Mr T. Brazier and Mrs Brazier.
1858: Performed in Cape Town by the Young Men's Institute on 14 June in the Institute Assembly Hall, along with a performance of A Terrible Tinker (Williams).
Sources
Plays Licensed in 1853 - Royal Holloway ("LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS, 1852 - 1866. November - December 1853")[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 120, 168, 213, 275.
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