A Moving Tale

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search

A Moving Tale is a farce in one act by Mark Lemon (1809-1870)[1]

The original text

First performed in London at the Adelphi Theatre on 7 June, 1854.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1870: The play was rehearsed and set to be performed on 5 July, along with All that Glitters is not Gold (), in the Royal Lyceum Theatre (i.e. a re-baptised Oddfellows Hall), Cape Town, by a company brought together by Ben Webster. However the evening fell into chaos when a new leading actor billed as "Mr Illford"- actually G.H. Ingoll - withdrew from the productions, citing the incompetence of his fellow actors, and as a result, A Moving Tale was dropped, to be replaced by scenes from King John (Shakespeare).

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lemon

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.252

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page