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| − | + | ''[[Box and Cox]]'' is a one act farce by J.M. Morton ([[John Maddison Morton]]) . It is based on a French one-act vaudeville, ''[[Frisette]]'' (by Labiche and Lefranc), which had been produced in Paris in 1846. | |
First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London, on 1 November 1847, billed as a "romance of real life, it became a popular nineteenth century play. | First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London, on 1 November 1847, billed as a "romance of real life, it became a popular nineteenth century play. | ||
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1850: Performed on 17 September by "[[Captain Hall's Company]]" (popular name at the time for the [[Garrison Players]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town , as an afterpiece to ''[[A New Way to Pay Old Debts]]'' (Massinger). | 1850: Performed on 17 September by "[[Captain Hall's Company]]" (popular name at the time for the [[Garrison Players]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town , as an afterpiece to ''[[A New Way to Pay Old Debts]]'' (Massinger). | ||
| − | 1850: Performed again on 26 September by "[[Captain Hall's Company]]" (popular name at the time for the [[Garrison Players]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town , with ''[[Delicate Ground!]]'' (Planché), ''[[A Lover by Proxy]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[The Sentinel]]'' (). | + | 1850: Performed again on 26 September by "[[Captain Hall's Company]]" (popular name at the time for the [[Garrison Players]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town , with ''[[Delicate Ground!]]'' (Planché), ''[[A Lover by Proxy]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[The Sentinel]]'' (Morton). |
1853: Performed on Monday 31 October by the [[Garrison Players|Amateur Company]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]], alongside ''[[Power and Principle]]'' (Barnett) and ''[[Circumstantial Evidence]]'' (Carew). | 1853: Performed on Monday 31 October by the [[Garrison Players|Amateur Company]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]], alongside ''[[Power and Principle]]'' (Barnett) and ''[[Circumstantial Evidence]]'' (Carew). | ||
Revision as of 11:02, 22 June 2016
Box and Cox is a one act farce by J.M. Morton (John Maddison Morton) . It is based on a French one-act vaudeville, Frisette (by Labiche and Lefranc), which had been produced in Paris in 1846.
First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London, on 1 November 1847, billed as a "romance of real life, it became a popular nineteenth century play.
Performance history in South Africa
1850: Performed on 17 September by "Captain Hall's Company" (popular name at the time for the Garrison Players) in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town , as an afterpiece to A New Way to Pay Old Debts (Massinger).
1850: Performed again on 26 September by "Captain Hall's Company" (popular name at the time for the Garrison Players) in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town , with Delicate Ground! (Planché), A Lover by Proxy (Boucicault) and The Sentinel (Morton).
1853: Performed on Monday 31 October by the Amateur Company in the Garrison Theatre, alongside Power and Principle (Barnett) and Circumstantial Evidence (Carew). The presentation was apparently repeated Monday 7 November.
1854: Performed on 29 March in King William's Town (Eastern Cape) by the soldiers of the garrison, possibly with The Irishman in London (Macready), in the presence of the Governor General.
1855: Part of the repertoire and thus possibly performed by the G.V. Brooke company in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, during the revictualling of their vessel en route to the Australian goldfields in 1854-55.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_and_Cox
Bosman, 1928: pp. , 409-412, 509,
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