Cherry Bounce

Cherry Bounce is a one act farce by Richard John Raymond (fl. 1820-40)

The original text

Cherry Bounce, described as "A Farsetta, in One Act" was performed for the First Time on Monday August 27th, 1821, at Sadler's Wells Theatre.

The play was published by J. Lowndes, 1821, by T.H. Lacy, 1823, and in Volume 4, Issue 59 of The new British theatre by J. Duncombe, 1830.

Translations and adaptations

It appears that the play became very popular and at least two adaptations of the text, both called The Omnibus, or A Convenient Distance were done in the 1830s, one by Isaac Pocock ()[] and the other by Tyrone Power (1797-1841)[].

For South African performances of the adaptations, see The Omnibus, or A Convenient Distance Also found as The Omnibus! or, A Convenient Distance!

The original text

Cherry Bounce by Richard John Raymond ()[], was first performed at Saddlers Wells Theatre in 1821 (some sources say 1823), and became very popular. There appear to have been two adaptations by this title, one by Isaac Pocock (1782-1835)[1] and the other by Tyrone Power (1797-1841)[2].

According to Allardyce Nicholl (19**), the adaptation done by Isaac Pocock was first performed as The Omnibus, or A Convenient Distance in the Lyceum on 225 November 1830 and at Covent Garden on 6 December, 1830. The text published by Duncombe (1831?), Dick 725 and later by Thomas Hailes Lacy (1850) (Lacy’s Acting edition), 1850. His version is also sometimes referred to simply as or simply The Omnibus (and termed "an interlude").

However, according to the 1907 American edition of the play by Samuel French (Minor drama ; no. 26), the adaptation had been done by Tyrone Power, whose version was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1833. The chances are of course that this was simply the Pocock version performed or produced by Power.