The Waterman, or The First of August
The Waterman, or The First of August is a ballad opera, in two acts by Charles Dibdin (1745-1814)[1].
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The original text
First performed at the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket. Published in London by London by T. Becket, 1774.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1812: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 7 September by the Garrison Players, with The Poor Gentleman (Colman Jr).
1862: Performed as The Honeymoon by Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 4 April, with The Waterman (Pascal or Dibdin). The evening a benefit for James Leffler
1870: Performed by the Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company, Cape Town, on 2 September with The Scholar (Buckstone), as a benefit evening for Miss De Courtney.
Sources
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004832013.0001.000?view=toc
The waterman: or, the first of August: a ballad opera, in two acts. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal, Hay-Market. by Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814. Accessed on Wednesday, June 01, 2016 at http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/4271 via http://writersinspire.org/content/waterman-or-first-august-ballad-opera-two-acts-it-performed-theatre-royal-hay-market.
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 143, 173-4
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