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1866: First performed as ''[[Governor van Noot, or Things as They Were]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 and 10 September, with a "Highland Fling and Broad Sword Dance" by [[Herr Luin]] and a production of ''[[Behind Time]]'' (Webster) | 1866: First performed as ''[[Governor van Noot, or Things as They Were]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 and 10 September, with a "Highland Fling and Broad Sword Dance" by [[Herr Luin]] and a production of ''[[Behind Time]]'' (Webster) | ||
| − | 1866: Performed again by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 12 September, with a new dance performance and a production of ''[[The Little Sentinel]]'' (Williams) | + | 1866: Performed again by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 12 September, with a new dance performance and a production of ''[[The Little Sentinel]]'' (Williams). Possibly repeated on 13 and 17 September, the latter as a benefit evening for the author. |
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Revision as of 06:25, 26 February 2020
Governor van Noot, or Things as They Were is a historical play by C. Utting.
Also known as Governor van Noot or Things as They Were.
Contents
The original text
Written in 1866, it is an historical drama. .
Translations and adaptations
This led to a skit by B. Mollan called Governor van Brute (also known as Things as They Might Have Been or Governor van Brute, or Things as They Might Have Been.).***
Performance history in South Africa
1866: First performed as Governor van Noot, or Things as They Were by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Theatre Royal, Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 and 10 September, with a "Highland Fling and Broad Sword Dance" by Herr Luin and a production of Behind Time (Webster)
1866: Performed again by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Theatre Royal, Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 12 September, with a new dance performance and a production of The Little Sentinel (Williams). Possibly repeated on 13 and 17 September, the latter as a benefit evening for the author.
Sources
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.201, 212-218, 226-228, 293.
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