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''[[Nita's First]]'' is a farcical comedy in three acts by [[T.G. Warren]] ([[T. Gideon Warren]], 1855-1919)[].
  
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==The original text==
  
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First performed at the Novelty Theatre in London on 4 March 1884, and published by [[Samuel French]] in the same year.
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The Australian premiere of the play was presented at the Theatre Royal in Sydney on 7 February 1885.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
  
 
1884-5: Performed by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the new [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as part of [[Henry Harper]]'s  first season as lessee and manager of the venue.
 
1884-5: Performed by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the new [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as part of [[Henry Harper]]'s  first season as lessee and manager of the venue.
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1886: Performed by [[Madame Pearmain]] and her company as part of a short season of eleven plays put in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, from 22 November onwards.
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== Sources ==
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Facsimile version of the 1884 text, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044086870714&view=1up&seq=7]
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Plimpton Collection of Dramas (1675-1920 - the bulk 1850-1900), Amherst College,  Archives and Special Collections[https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/media/PlimptonPlays.pdf]
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5636725/
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https://theatreheritage.org.au/on-stage-magazine/profiles/item/110-pattie-browne
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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 1923. (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.325
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]

Latest revision as of 05:38, 2 January 2021

Nita's First is a farcical comedy in three acts by T.G. Warren (T. Gideon Warren, 1855-1919)[].

The original text

First performed at the Novelty Theatre in London on 4 March 1884, and published by Samuel French in the same year.

The Australian premiere of the play was presented at the Theatre Royal in Sydney on 7 February 1885.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1884-5: Performed by the Henry Harper Company in the new Theatre Royal, Cape Town, as part of Henry Harper's first season as lessee and manager of the venue.

1886: Performed by Madame Pearmain and her company as part of a short season of eleven plays put in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, from 22 November onwards.

Sources

Facsimile version of the 1884 text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]

Plimpton Collection of Dramas (1675-1920 - the bulk 1850-1900), Amherst College, Archives and Special Collections[2]

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5636725/

https://theatreheritage.org.au/on-stage-magazine/profiles/item/110-pattie-browne

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 1923. (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.325

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