Oud tot Jong Gemaald, of De Krommesprongen van Harlequin
Oud tot Jong Gemaald, of De Krommesprongen van Harlequin ("Old ground to youth, or the capers of Harlequin") is the Dutch title for an unknown English "Harlequin Pantomime" or "Harlequinesque Pantomime" (cited only in this Dutch form by Bosman, 1928: p. 146). Possibly a creation of Mr Cuerton.
See also Mr Cuerton
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Performance history in South Africa
1813: Performed Saturday 14 July by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre, under the leadership of Mr Cuerton, with as afterpiece The Village Lawyer (Macready?).
1815: Performed on 7 April by Mr Cuerton's company, in association with the Garrison Players, in the African Theatre in Cape Town, as an afterpiece to John Bull (Colman Jr).
1815: Performed on 6 May by Mr Cuerton's company, in association with the Garrison Players, in the African Theatre in Cape Town, as an afterpiece to The Will for the Deed (Dibdin).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 146
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