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| − | All at Coventry, or Love and Laugh]]'' is a farce in two acts by William G. Thomas Moncrieff with music by G.W. Reeve. | + | ''[[All at Coventry, or Love and Laugh]]'' is a farce in two acts by W.G.T. Moncrieff (William G. Thomas Moncrieff 1794–1857)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomas_Moncrieff], with music by G.W. Reeve. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | Written in 1811, when the author was apparently a boy, and performed at the Olympic New Theatre in 1816. Published as a "farcical entertainment" by J. Phillips, London. | + | Written in 1811, when the author was apparently a boy of 17, and performed at the Olympic New Theatre in 1816. Published as a "farcical entertainment" by J. Phillips, London. |
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | 1835: Performed by the [[Private Amateur Company]] in [[The African Theatre]], Cape Town, as afterpiece to ''[[Ivanhoe, or The Knight Templar]]'' (Scott/Farley) | |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Facsimile version of the first edition, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=nlRgAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=All+at+Coventry,+or+Love+and+Laugh&source=bl&ots=IX4z4mG_mf&sig=lVlQCnWzsZx16r0PmbApSrRgkXQ&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiX2JLr-_TPAhVJFMAKHR0fDgMQ6AEIGTAA#v=onepage&q=All%20at%20Coventry%2C%20or%20Love%20and%20Laugh&f=false] | Facsimile version of the first edition, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=nlRgAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=All+at+Coventry,+or+Love+and+Laugh&source=bl&ots=IX4z4mG_mf&sig=lVlQCnWzsZx16r0PmbApSrRgkXQ&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiX2JLr-_TPAhVJFMAKHR0fDgMQ6AEIGTAA#v=onepage&q=All%20at%20Coventry%2C%20or%20Love%20and%20Laugh&f=false] | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomas_Moncrieff | ||
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 206, | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 206, | ||
Latest revision as of 06:57, 29 October 2016
All at Coventry, or Love and Laugh is a farce in two acts by W.G.T. Moncrieff (William G. Thomas Moncrieff 1794–1857)[1], with music by G.W. Reeve.
Contents
The original text
Written in 1811, when the author was apparently a boy of 17, and performed at the Olympic New Theatre in 1816. Published as a "farcical entertainment" by J. Phillips, London.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1835: Performed by the Private Amateur Company in The African Theatre, Cape Town, as afterpiece to Ivanhoe, or The Knight Templar (Scott/Farley)
Sources
Facsimile version of the first edition, Google E-book[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomas_Moncrieff
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 206,
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