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A musical farce by Richard Brinsley Peake. Sometimes given a fuller title:  ''[[Amateurs and Actors, or A Peep behind the Curtain]]''
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''[[Amateurs and Actors]]'' is a musical farce by Richard Brinsley Peake. Also known variously as:  ''[[Amateurs and Actors, or A Peep behind the Curtain]]'', or ''[[Amateurs and Actors; or, The Elopement]]''
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== The original text ==
  
 
Performed at the at the English Opera House and printed 1818.  
 
Performed at the at the English Opera House and printed 1818.  
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1831: Performed on 8 October, under the full title by [[All the World's a Stage]], as afterpiece to ''[[Ambrose Guinett, or A Sea-Side Story]]'' (Jerrold).  
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1831: Performed on 8 October, as ''[[Amateurs and Actors, or A Peep behind the Curtain]]'' by [[All the World's a Stage]], as afterpiece to ''[[Ambrose Guinett, or A Sea-Side Story]]'' (Jerrold).  
 
   
 
   
 
1832: Performed on 3 March by [[All the World's a Stage]] as afterpiece to ''[[Othello]]''.  
 
1832: Performed on 3 March by [[All the World's a Stage]] as afterpiece to ''[[Othello]]''.  
  
1835: Played on  3 June by the [[Garrison Players]] (the [[Officers of the 98th Regiment]])  in the [[Amateur Theatre]], under the shorter title, as afterpiece to ''[[The Flying Dutchman, or the Phantom Ship]]'' (Fitzball).  
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1835: Played as ''[[Amateurs and Actors]]'' on  3 June by the [[Garrison Players]] (the [[Officers of the 98th Regiment]])  in the [[Amateur Theatre]], under the shorter title, as afterpiece to ''[[The Flying Dutchman, or the Phantom Ship]]'' (Fitzball).  
  
1838: Performed on Monday 9 April, under the shorter title by the [[Private Amateur Company]] on , alongside ''[[Love in Humble Life]]'' (Payne) and ''[[The Vampire, or The Bride of the Isles]]'' (Planché).
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1838: Performed as ''[[Amateurs and Actors]]'' on Monday 9 April, by the [[Private Amateur Company]] on , alongside ''[[Love in Humble Life]]'' (Payne) and ''[[The Vampire, or The Bride of the Isles]]'' (Planché).
  
==Translations and adaptations==
 
  
  
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://www.eighteenthcenturydrama.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/HL_LA_mssLA2042
  
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Peake
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Peake

Revision as of 06:47, 2 November 2016

Amateurs and Actors is a musical farce by Richard Brinsley Peake. Also known variously as: Amateurs and Actors, or A Peep behind the Curtain, or Amateurs and Actors; or, The Elopement


The original text

Performed at the at the English Opera House and printed 1818.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1831: Performed on 8 October, as Amateurs and Actors, or A Peep behind the Curtain by All the World's a Stage, as afterpiece to Ambrose Guinett, or A Sea-Side Story (Jerrold).

1832: Performed on 3 March by All the World's a Stage as afterpiece to Othello.

1835: Played as Amateurs and Actors on 3 June by the Garrison Players (the Officers of the 98th Regiment) in the Amateur Theatre, under the shorter title, as afterpiece to The Flying Dutchman, or the Phantom Ship (Fitzball).

1838: Performed as Amateurs and Actors on Monday 9 April, by the Private Amateur Company on , alongside Love in Humble Life (Payne) and The Vampire, or The Bride of the Isles (Planché).



Sources

http://www.eighteenthcenturydrama.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/HL_LA_mssLA2042

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Peake

Google Books[1]

The Spectator archives[2]

Bosman, 1928: pp. 207, 217, 220


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