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''[[Her Second Time on Earth]]'' is a play by Walter Melville
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''[[Her Second Time on Earth]]'' is a play by [[Walter Melville]] (1875–1937)[http://www.its-behind-you.com/melvilles.html]
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
One of the so-called "Bad Women Dramas" by  Frederick Melville and Walter Melville, i.e.  plays with a strong moral theme, very much suited to the tastes of the day.  
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One of the so-called "Bad Women Dramas" by  Frederick Melville and Walter Melville, i.e.  plays with a strong moral theme, very much suited to the tastes of the day, the melodramatic work tells of the sensational story of the beautiful, merciless and hard-drinking seducer and murderess Dora Grey.  
  
First performed on 9 October 1902 in the Standard Theatre, London.
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First performed on 9 October 1902 in the Standard Theatre, London and later played at the Adelphi from 16 May to 6 June, 1903. .
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
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1903: Performed by the [[Leonard Rayne]] company in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, as part of a season that extended from on 10 August till 23 October. Other plays in the company's repertoire were ''[[A Message from Mars]]'', ''[[The Worst Woman in London]]'' (W. Melville), ''[[The Shaughraun]]'' (Boucicault).
1866: Performed as ''[[Lucretia Borgia]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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The Melville Collection The University of Kent Library Special Collections and Archives [https://www.kent.ac.uk/library/specialcollections/theatre/melville/overview/plays/bad-woman-dramas.html]
 
The Melville Collection The University of Kent Library Special Collections and Archives [https://www.kent.ac.uk/library/specialcollections/theatre/melville/overview/plays/bad-woman-dramas.html]
  
Elaine Aston and Ian Clarke. 1996. "The Dangerous Woman of Melvillean Drama" in ''New Theatre Quarterly'' 45: Volume 12, Part 1. Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=dsKwV58Y5S8C&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=Her+Second+Time+on+Earth+by+Walter+Melville&source=bl&ots=F6aYhJA3oo&sig=ACfU3U0KmiKhxbMGUZrLR4Q0NBq_cTQoCQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo_tGv38joAhW-QxUIHQwYBOoQ6AEwAnoECAsQKA#v=onepage&q=Her%20Second%20Time%20on%20Earth%20by%20Walter%20Melville&f=false].   
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Elaine Aston and Ian Clarke. 1996. "The Dangerous Woman of Melvillean Drama" in ''New Theatre Quarterly'' 45: Volume 12, Part 1. Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=dsKwV58Y5S8C&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=Her+Second+Time+on+Earth+by+Walter+Melville&source=bl&ots=F6aYhJA3oo&sig=ACfU3U0KmiKhxbMGUZrLR4Q0NBq_cTQoCQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo_tGv38joAhW-QxUIHQwYBOoQ6AEwAnoECAsQKA#v=onepage&q=Her%20Second%20Time%20on%20Earth%20by%20Walter%20Melville&f=false].
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Robert Leach. 2018. ''An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance'': Volume Two - "From the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Age"Routledge.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ePmADwAAQBAJ&pg=PT379&lpg=PT379&dq=Her+Second+Time+on+Earth+by+Walter+Melville&source=bl&ots=VAlE0jKeI0&sig=ACfU3U1epduZXDUmw_uC3nGnS5vg4VSYhw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo_tGv38joAhW-QxUIHQwYBOoQ6AEwBHoECAsQMw#v=onepage&q=Her%20Second%20Time%20on%20Earth%20by%20Walter%20Melville&f=false]
  
 
[[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.)
 
[[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.)
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.203-205
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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.417
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
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Latest revision as of 05:51, 2 April 2020

Her Second Time on Earth is a play by Walter Melville (1875–1937)[1]

The original text

One of the so-called "Bad Women Dramas" by Frederick Melville and Walter Melville, i.e. plays with a strong moral theme, very much suited to the tastes of the day, the melodramatic work tells of the sensational story of the beautiful, merciless and hard-drinking seducer and murderess Dora Grey.

First performed on 9 October 1902 in the Standard Theatre, London and later played at the Adelphi from 16 May to 6 June, 1903. .

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1903: Performed by the Leonard Rayne company in the Opera House, Cape Town, as part of a season that extended from on 10 August till 23 October. Other plays in the company's repertoire were A Message from Mars, The Worst Woman in London (W. Melville), The Shaughraun (Boucicault).

Sources

The Melville Collection The University of Kent Library Special Collections and Archives [2]

Elaine Aston and Ian Clarke. 1996. "The Dangerous Woman of Melvillean Drama" in New Theatre Quarterly 45: Volume 12, Part 1. Cambridge University Press[3].

Robert Leach. 2018. An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance: Volume Two - "From the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Age". Routledge.[4]

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.417

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