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''[[Buried Alive, or The Visit to Japan]]'' is a melodrama, adapted from an unnamed French comedy by H. M'Pherson.
  
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Sometimes simply referred to as ''[[Buried Alive]]'', a title found for a number of works.
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==The original text==
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The English version was first performed in English in Newcastle-on-Tyne Amphitheatre, May 1 1799(??)
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Performed in Cape Town on Thursday 26 July 1855 by [[Sefton Parry]] as part of his farewell performance, alongside ''[[A Phenomenon in a Smock Frock]]'' (Brough) and ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley).
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1855: Performed in Cape Town on Thursday 26 July by [[Sefton Parry]] as part of his farewell performance, alongside ''[[A Phenomenon in a Smock Frock]]'' (Brough) and ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley).
  
  
==Translations and adaptations==
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp.
 
  
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''"The Stage" cyclopaedia'', a bibliography of plays,  compiled by Reginald Clarence[http://archive.org/stream/thestagecyclopae00eldruoft/thestagecyclopae00eldruoft_djvu.txt].
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http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Stage_Cyclopaedia_A_Bibliography_of_Plays_1400033267/65
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[[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. 433
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Latest revision as of 07:01, 12 September 2017

Buried Alive, or The Visit to Japan is a melodrama, adapted from an unnamed French comedy by H. M'Pherson.

Sometimes simply referred to as Buried Alive, a title found for a number of works.

The original text

The English version was first performed in English in Newcastle-on-Tyne Amphitheatre, May 1 1799(??)

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1855: Performed in Cape Town on Thursday 26 July by Sefton Parry as part of his farewell performance, alongside A Phenomenon in a Smock Frock (Brough) and The Lottery Ticket (Beazley).


Sources

"The Stage" cyclopaedia, a bibliography of plays, compiled by Reginald Clarence[1].

http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Stage_Cyclopaedia_A_Bibliography_of_Plays_1400033267/65

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 433

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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