Jack Sheppard
The story of the infamous British thief and jailbreaker Jack Sheppard[1] is well known and has led to numerous literary and theatrical works, including a well-known series of illustrations by George Cruikshank.
Among the many plays based on the character are Harlequin Sheppard, a pantomime by John Thurmond (1724), John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1728), The Prison-Breaker, The Quaker's Opera (performed at Bartholomew Fair in 1725 and 1728), Jack Sheppard, The Housebreaker, or London in 1724 by W. T. Moncrieff (1825), Jack Sheppard by J.B. Buckstone (1839), Little Jack Sheppard by Henry Pottinger Stephens and William Yardley (1886) and Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera (1928).
A number of them have been performed in South Africa. To see details
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Jack Sheppard a drama in four acts by J.B. Buckstone
A drama in four acts by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879)[2], it was based on William Harrison Ainsworth's of the same name (published January 1839). The play opened at the Adelphi Theatre, London, in October of the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1876: Performed in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company on 1 August, with The Bushranger (Anon.)
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sheppard
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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