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First performed at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, London, in 1869. | First performed at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, London, in 1869. | ||
Revision as of 06:53, 23 April 2021
School is a comedy in three acts by T.W. (Tom) Robertson (1829-1871)[1]
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The original text
The play was partly suggested by the German piece Aschenbrödl by Roderich Benedix (1811–1873) [2]
First performed at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, London, in 1869.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
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
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.383
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