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− | by James Robinson Planché. | + | ''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' is an interlude in one act by James Robinson Planché (1796–1880)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9]. |
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+ | Also called simply '''''[[A Daughter to Marry]]'''''. | ||
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+ | == The original text == | ||
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+ | First performed 16 June 1828 under the title ''[[A Daughter to Marry]]'' in the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
+ | 1847: Performed by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Wednesday 8 September 1847, as an afterpiece to ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''. The performance "for the benefit of the Infant Schools" in Cape Town. | ||
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+ | 1850: Performed by the 73rd Regiment ([[Garrison Players]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Wednesday 29th May 1850, with ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne), ''[[A Lover by Proxy]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' (Webster). (A confusing misprint on page 398 in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]], seems to suggest that the company would be doing a "the Comedietta, in two Acts, by D.Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)". Clearly they did two one-act farces, '''not''' a two-act farce by two authors!) | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9_bibliography | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9_bibliography | ||
− | [[F.C.L. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 396, 398, |
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Latest revision as of 05:34, 4 May 2017
My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry is an interlude in one act by James Robinson Planché (1796–1880)[1].
Also called simply A Daughter to Marry.
The original text
First performed 16 June 1828 under the title A Daughter to Marry in the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.
Performance history in South Africa
1847: Performed by the Garrison Players in the Garrison Theatre on Wednesday 8 September 1847, as an afterpiece to The Merchant of Venice. The performance "for the benefit of the Infant Schools" in Cape Town.
1850: Performed by the 73rd Regiment (Garrison Players) in the Garrison Theatre on Wednesday 29th May 1850, with The Lancers (Payne), A Lover by Proxy (Boucicault) and My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella (Webster). (A confusing misprint on page 398 in Bosman, 1928[2]], seems to suggest that the company would be doing a "the Comedietta, in two Acts, by D.Boucicault, Esq., A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir! (Planché)". Clearly they did two one-act farces, not a two-act farce by two authors!)
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9_bibliography
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 396, 398,
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
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