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This appears to have been a display piece by [[Sefton Parry]].  
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''[[Seeing Parry]]'' was a performance presented by actor manager [[Sefton Parry]] in Cape Town.
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== The original text ==
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Described as a "laughable farce", this appears to have been a display piece by [[Sefton Parry]], put together to allow him to do several impersonations in the course of the evening.  
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Put on in a [[Drawing Room Theatre]] which he constructed in the [[Commercial Exchange|Commercial Rooms]] in Cape Town,  on Tuesday 19 June 1855(?), along with  ''[[Little Toddlekins]]'' (Charles Mathews).
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Put on in a [[Drawing Room Theatre]] which he constructed in the [[Commercial Exchange|Commercial Rooms]] in Cape Town,  on Tuesday 12 June 1855, along with  ''[[Little Toddlekins]]'' (Charles Mathews).
 
 
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp.428
 
  
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[[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.429
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Latest revision as of 05:22, 15 June 2017

Seeing Parry was a performance presented by actor manager Sefton Parry in Cape Town.

The original text

Described as a "laughable farce", this appears to have been a display piece by Sefton Parry, put together to allow him to do several impersonations in the course of the evening.

Performance history in South Africa

Put on in a Drawing Room Theatre which he constructed in the Commercial Rooms in Cape Town, on Tuesday 12 June 1855, along with Little Toddlekins (Charles Mathews).

Translations and adaptations

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.429

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