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[[A Duel in the Dark]]'' is a farce in one act by J. Stirling Coyne ()[].
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''[[A Duel in the Dark]]'' is a farce in one act by J. Stirling Coyne (1803-1868)[].
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Also found as '''''[[A Duel in the Dark!]]'''''.
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==The original text==
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First performed in the Theatre Royal Haymarket on January the 31st, 1852 by Buckstone and published in London by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]].
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1866: Performed by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] as part of their introductory production in the [[Harrington Street Theatre ]], Cape Town, on 29 January, as afterpiece to ''[[Lucretia Borgia]]'' (Hugo/Donizetti, or  Hugo/Weston).
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1866: Performed by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] on 20 April, with ''[[Love in Humble Life]]'' (Scribe and Dupin/Payne) and ''[[The Dear Admiral]]'' (Anon.)
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== Sources ==
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Facsimile version of the 1852 text by Lacy, ''[[The Internet Archive]]''[https://archive.org/details/duelindarkanorig00coynuoft/page/n3]
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.202-204
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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]]

Revision as of 06:15, 14 August 2019

A Duel in the Dark is a farce in one act by J. Stirling Coyne (1803-1868)[].

Also found as A Duel in the Dark!.

The original text

First performed in the Theatre Royal Haymarket on January the 31st, 1852 by Buckstone and published in London by Thomas Hailes Lacy.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1866: Performed by the Le Roy-Duret Company as part of their introductory production in the Harrington Street Theatre , Cape Town, on 29 January, as afterpiece to Lucretia Borgia (Hugo/Donizetti, or Hugo/Weston).

1866: Performed by the Le Roy-Duret Company on 20 April, with Love in Humble Life (Scribe and Dupin/Payne) and The Dear Admiral (Anon.)

Sources

Facsimile version of the 1852 text by Lacy, The Internet Archive[1]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.202-204

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