The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town is a comedy by the actor and playwright Albert Edwin Drinkwater (1851–1923)[]

Also found as The Talk of the Town, or Agnes Bramber

Not to be confused with other stage works such as the 1905 musical by Seymour Hicks, the 2005 musical comedy by Ginny Redington and Tom Dawes, nor the many films, novels and musical pieces by this name. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_of_the_Town.)

The original text

First performed as The Talk of the Town in Cork on 4 December, 1896 and as The Talk of the Town, or Agnes Bramber in Bath

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1905: Performed as The Talk of the Town by the Sass-Nelson Musical Comedy Company in the Opera House, Cape Town, in February, featuring William Cromwell and Chrissie Leonard.

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: p.422

Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press: p. 351 [1]

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