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''[[Extremes, or Men of the Day]]'' is a comedy in three acts by Edmund Falconer (pseudonym of Edmund O'Rourke, 1814-1879)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Falconer]. | ''[[Extremes, or Men of the Day]]'' is a comedy in three acts by Edmund Falconer (pseudonym of Edmund O'Rourke, 1814-1879)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Falconer]. | ||
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Originally performed at the Lyceum theatre, London, on August 26, 1858. Published in London by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]], 1858 (Lacy's Acting edition, no. 616) and John Mitchell, 1859. | Originally performed at the Lyceum theatre, London, on August 26, 1858. Published in London by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]], 1858 (Lacy's Acting edition, no. 616) and John Mitchell, 1859. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1876: Performed on 24 April by the [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, at the time under the temporary management of [[C. Wilstone]]. Also played was ''[[My Turn Next]]'' (Williams). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
https://wdc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/hall/id/12658/ | https://wdc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/hall/id/12658/ | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Falconer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Falconer | ||
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| + | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.338, 344 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:55, 18 November 2019
Extremes, or Men of the Day is a comedy in three acts by Edmund Falconer (pseudonym of Edmund O'Rourke, 1814-1879)[1].
Contents
The original text
Originally performed at the Lyceum theatre, London, on August 26, 1858. Published in London by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1858 (Lacy's Acting edition, no. 616) and John Mitchell, 1859.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1876: Performed on 24 April by the Disney Roebuck's company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, at the time under the temporary management of C. Wilstone. Also played was My Turn Next (Williams).
Sources
https://wdc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/hall/id/12658/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Falconer
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.338, 344
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
