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''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' is a comic drama in two acts by Thomas Morton (1764-1838)[] and John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[]. | ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' is a comic drama in two acts by Thomas Morton (1764-1838)[] and John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[]. | ||
| − | This piece also published as ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold, or The Poor Girl's Diary]]'' (e.g by the School Publishing Company, Darrowville, Ohio) | + | This piece also published as ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold, or The Poor Girl's Diary]]'' (e.g by the School Publishing Company, Darrowville, Ohio), ''[[The Factory Girl, or, All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' or simply ''[[The Factory Girl]]''. |
| − | + | ==The original text== | |
| − | + | Said to be "adapted from the French", it was first performed at the Olympic Theatre, London, on January 13, 1851, with Mrs. Stirling as "Martha Gibb". It was first played in New York Broadway Theatre, March, 1851 and later at the Bowery Theatre, 1851. | |
| − | + | Published as ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' by Samuel French, | |
| − | Published in New York by William Taylor, 1851. | + | Published as ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' in New York by William Taylor, 1851 and as ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold, or The Poor Girl's Diary]]'' (e.g by the School Publishing Company, Darrowville, Ohio). |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | Facsimile version of the 1851 text by Taylor, Hathitrust Digital Library[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435054497086;view=1up;seq=5] | + | Facsimile version of the 1851 text of ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' by Taylor, Hathitrust Digital Library[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435054497086;view=1up;seq=5] |
Facsimile version of ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold, or The Poor Girl's Diary]]'', Hathitrust Digital Library[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t0vq7qh96;view=1up;seq=2] | Facsimile version of ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold, or The Poor Girl's Diary]]'', Hathitrust Digital Library[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t0vq7qh96;view=1up;seq=2] | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the 1851 text of ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' by Samuel French, Hathitrust Digital Library[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858023946738;view=1up;seq=13] | ||
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | ||
Revision as of 06:20, 9 September 2017
All that Glitters is not Gold is a comic drama in two acts by Thomas Morton (1764-1838)[] and John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[].
This piece also published as All that Glitters is not Gold, or The Poor Girl's Diary (e.g by the School Publishing Company, Darrowville, Ohio), The Factory Girl, or, All that Glitters is not Gold or simply The Factory Girl.
Contents
The original text
Said to be "adapted from the French", it was first performed at the Olympic Theatre, London, on January 13, 1851, with Mrs. Stirling as "Martha Gibb". It was first played in New York Broadway Theatre, March, 1851 and later at the Bowery Theatre, 1851.
Published as All that Glitters is not Gold by Samuel French,
Published as All that Glitters is not Gold in New York by William Taylor, 1851 and as All that Glitters is not Gold, or The Poor Girl's Diary (e.g by the School Publishing Company, Darrowville, Ohio).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1851 text of All that Glitters is not Gold by Taylor, Hathitrust Digital Library[1]
Facsimile version of All that Glitters is not Gold, or The Poor Girl's Diary, Hathitrust Digital Library[2]
Facsimile version of the 1851 text of All that Glitters is not Gold by Samuel French, Hathitrust Digital Library[3]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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