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''[[Retiring]]'' is a comedy play in three acts by H.W. Williamson (Henry William Williamson, )[].  
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''[[Retiring]]'' is a comedy play in three acts by H.W. Williamson (Henry William Williamson, fl.1880s).  
 
 
 
 
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Published by [[Samuel French]] in 1880  
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Published by [[Samuel French]] in 1880 and again in 1889.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
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1889: Performed as part of the repertoire of the [[Luscombe Searelle]] company in the [[Exhibition Hall]], Cape Town and other parts of the country, with [[Lionel Brough]] in the leading role.
  
1866: Performed as ''[[Lucretia Borgia]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on
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== Sources ==
  
== Sources ==
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https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Retiring.html?id=cr8yzgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
  
 
[[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]]: p.388
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 05:57, 24 March 2021

Retiring is a comedy play in three acts by H.W. Williamson (Henry William Williamson, fl.1880s).

The original text

Published by Samuel French in 1880 and again in 1889.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1889: Performed as part of the repertoire of the Luscombe Searelle company in the Exhibition Hall, Cape Town and other parts of the country, with Lionel Brough in the leading role.

Sources

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Retiring.html?id=cr8yzgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

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: p.388

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