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''[[Five Pounds Reward]]'' is a farce in one act by John Oxenford (1812–1877)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oxenford]
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''[[£5 Reward]]'' is a farce in one act by John Oxenford (1812–1877)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oxenford]
  
Also found as '''''[[£5 Reward]]'''''
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Also found as '''''[[Five Pounds Reward]]''''' or '''''[[£5 Reward!]]'''''
  
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==The original text==
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First performed - as ''[[£5 Reward]]'' - on 3 December, 1855, at the Royal Olympic Theatre, London, and published by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] (Lacy's Acting edition, vol. 24, no. 358) probably in the same year.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
   
 
   
 
1860: Performed as ''[[£5 Reward]]'' by [[Charles Fraser]] in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 17 January, along with ''[[A Hopeless Passion]]'' (Morton).
 
1860: Performed as ''[[£5 Reward]]'' by [[Charles Fraser]] in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 17 January, along with ''[[A Hopeless Passion]]'' (Morton).
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== Sources ==
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Plays Licensed in 1855 - Royal Holloway University (Lord Chamberlains's Plays, 1852-1866. November - December 1855[https://intranet.royalholloway.ac.uk/dramaandtheatre/documents/pdf/lcp/playslicensedin1855.pdf]
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[[The Victorian Plays Project]], Electronic Catalogue - Volume 24[http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=91]
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.126
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]

Latest revision as of 07:16, 18 December 2019

£5 Reward is a farce in one act by John Oxenford (1812–1877)[1]

Also found as Five Pounds Reward or £5 Reward!

The original text

First performed - as £5 Reward - on 3 December, 1855, at the Royal Olympic Theatre, London, and published by Thomas Hailes Lacy (Lacy's Acting edition, vol. 24, no. 358) probably in the same year.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1860: Performed as £5 Reward by Charles Fraser in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, on 17 January, along with A Hopeless Passion (Morton).

Sources

Plays Licensed in 1855 - Royal Holloway University (Lord Chamberlains's Plays, 1852-1866. November - December 1855[2]

The Victorian Plays Project, Electronic Catalogue - Volume 24[3]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.126

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page