Difference between revisions of "A Shilling Day at the Great Exhibition"
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''[[A Shilling Day at the Great Exhibition]]'' is a farce in one act by William Brough (1826-1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)] and Andrew Halliday (1830-1877)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Halliday_(journalist)] | ''[[A Shilling Day at the Great Exhibition]]'' is a farce in one act by William Brough (1826-1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)] and Andrew Halliday (1830-1877)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Halliday_(journalist)] | ||
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Performed at the New Royal Adelphi Theatre on 9 June 1862, published in London by T.H. Lacy. | Performed at the New Royal Adelphi Theatre on 9 June 1862, published in London by T.H. Lacy. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
1867: Performed as ''[[A Shilling Day at the Exhibition]]'' (referred to by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] as ''[[A Shilling Day at the (Great) Exhibition]]'') by the [[Young Men's Dramatic Company]] in [[Mr Ferguson's Saloon]], in the Swiss Hotel, Plein Street, Cape Town on 24 July, with ''[[Ben Bolt]]'' (Johnstone). | 1867: Performed as ''[[A Shilling Day at the Exhibition]]'' (referred to by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] as ''[[A Shilling Day at the (Great) Exhibition]]'') by the [[Young Men's Dramatic Company]] in [[Mr Ferguson's Saloon]], in the Swiss Hotel, Plein Street, Cape Town on 24 July, with ''[[Ben Bolt]]'' (Johnstone). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/5536019 | https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/5536019 | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer) | ||
| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Halliday_(journalist | + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Halliday_(journalist |
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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. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:44, 9 April 2018
A Shilling Day at the Great Exhibition is a farce in one act by William Brough (1826-1870)[1] and Andrew Halliday (1830-1877)[2]
Contents
The original text
Performed at the New Royal Adelphi Theatre on 9 June 1862, published in London by T.H. Lacy.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1867: Performed as A Shilling Day at the Exhibition (referred to by F.C.L. Bosman as A Shilling Day at the (Great) Exhibition) by the Young Men's Dramatic Company in Mr Ferguson's Saloon, in the Swiss Hotel, Plein Street, Cape Town on 24 July, with Ben Bolt (Johnstone).
Sources
https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/5536019
The Victorian Plays Project[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Halliday_(journalist
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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
