Nance Oldfield
Nance Oldfield is a one-act play by "M.A." (Mildred Aldrich, 1853-1928).
Contents
The original text
a play in one act, arranged from Charles Reade's story, "Art: a dramatic tale", by M. A.
Aldrich, Mildred, 1853-1928. Related Names: Reade, Charles 1814-1884.
Boston, W. H. Baker & co., 1894.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1891-2: Performed by the Geneviève Ward Company during a nine months' tour of South Africa, under the auspices of Luscombe Searelle, featuring Geneviève Ward and W.H. Vernon in the leading roles.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1894 edition of the text by Baker, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 (Volume 5, Late Nineteenth Century) Cambridge University Press:p.396 [2]
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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