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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1884: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Henry Harper]] and his company, as part of his season in the venue. Harper himself played "Sir Horace Welby". | ||
| − | 1891: Ward opened her 1891-2 South African season of 26 plays with this play in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, on 8 December 1891, under the auspices of [[Luscombe Searelle]]. The sets for this particular production were painted by [[Arthur Elliott]], the famed photographer. | + | 1891: [[Genevieve Ward]] opened her 1891-2 South African season of 26 plays with this play in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, on 8 December 1891, under the auspices of [[Luscombe Searelle]]. The sets for this particular production were painted by [[Arthur Elliott]], the famed photographer. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:36, 2 January 2020
Forget-me-Not is a comic drama by Herman Charles Merivale (1839-1906)[] and Florence Crauford Grove (1832-1902)[].
Not to be confused with a number of other plays with similar names, e.g. Forget Me Not[1] by Tom Holloway, Forget-me-not Lane[2] by Peter Nichols and Forget Me Not by the organization African Americans Against Alzheimer’s[3]
Contents
The original text
Written in the style of a French drawing-room drama, the play opened at the Lyceum Theatre, London, on 21 August, 1879, produced and performed in by the American born actress Genevieve Ward (1837-1922)[4]. In many ways this particular play would truly launch Ward's illustrious career in Britain. She toured it widely over the years, appearing in several English-speaking countries, including South Africa.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted as a silent film drama by the World Film Company in 1917, directed by Emile Chautard and starring Kitty Gordon. The film has since been lost.
Performance history in South Africa
1884: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Henry Harper and his company, as part of his season in the venue. Harper himself played "Sir Horace Welby".
1891: Genevieve Ward opened her 1891-2 South African season of 26 plays with this play in the Exhibition Theatre, Cape Town, on 8 December 1891, under the auspices of Luscombe Searelle. The sets for this particular production were painted by Arthur Elliott, the famed photographer.
Sources
https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/38268211?q&versionId=50672615
Martin Banham. 1996. The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre Cambridge University Press: p.402 [5]
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.203-205
Jonathan Law. 2013. The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre. A&C Black: p. 536[6]
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press: p. 487[7]
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