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Mary Turner by William Brough (1868?)

The original text

Written specifically for Steele and Norton's Christy's Minstrels

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Mary Turner, or The Wicious Willin and Wictorious Wirtue by F.C. Burnand (18**)

The original text

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Performance history of both versions in South Africa

1868-9: Mary Turner (Brough) performed as a key part of their repertoire by Steele and Norton's Christy's Minstrels while on tour in South Africa. The company consisted of C. Steele, Washington Norton, Mr Raynor and N. Coyle, with Mr Sturt joining them for Mary Turner. They opened with it in the Financial Exchange on 7-9 September, then after visits to Stellenbosch and Paarl, went on to the Orange Free State, Transvaal and Natal, before returning to Cape Town for their farewell in April, 1869.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.250 (also see footnotes 331 and 333)

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Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on

Sources

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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