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''[[A Young Man in a Hurry]]'' is a farce in one act written by "a Gentleman of the Cape".  
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''[[A Young Man in a Hurry]]'' is a farce in one act written by "[[A Gentleman of the Cape|a Gentleman of the Cape]]".  
  
 
''Not to be confused with "A Young Man in a Hurry", a short story (and eponymous the short story collection in which it appeared in 1904) by the American author and artist Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers]''
 
''Not to be confused with "A Young Man in a Hurry", a short story (and eponymous the short story collection in which it appeared in 1904) by the American author and artist Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers]''
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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Nothing more than the title of the piece is known.
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The play was apparently written for the [[Cape Town Theatre]], possibly in 1858, when it was under the management of [[Sefton Parry]]. Nothing more than the title of the piece is known from the publicity surrounding the production.
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Described as "a farce in one act written by "[[A Gentleman of the Cape|a Gentleman of the Cape]]", but with no further information on either the play or the author. It may possibly be the same unknown person who had written the one act farce,  ''[[My American Cousin, or A Slight Misunderstanding]]'' for [[Mrs Tellett]], in 1862.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
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1858: Performed by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], on 1 June, as an afterpiece to Parry's production of ''[[Macbeth]]''.
 
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.69, 72
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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.69, 72, 180
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers

Latest revision as of 06:21, 5 August 2021

A Young Man in a Hurry is a farce in one act written by "a Gentleman of the Cape".

Not to be confused with "A Young Man in a Hurry", a short story (and eponymous the short story collection in which it appeared in 1904) by the American author and artist Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933)[1]

The original text

The play was apparently written for the Cape Town Theatre, possibly in 1858, when it was under the management of Sefton Parry. Nothing more than the title of the piece is known from the publicity surrounding the production.

Described as "a farce in one act written by "a Gentleman of the Cape", but with no further information on either the play or the author. It may possibly be the same unknown person who had written the one act farce, My American Cousin, or A Slight Misunderstanding for Mrs Tellett, in 1862.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1858: Performed by Sefton Parry and his company in the Cape Town Theatre, on 1 June, as an afterpiece to Parry's production of Macbeth.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.69, 72, 180

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers

William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.


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