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1816: Performed on 26 October in Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] company (former [[Garrison Players]]) in the [[African Theatre]], with ''[[A Cure for the Heartache]]'' (Morton).
 
1816: Performed on 26 October in Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] company (former [[Garrison Players]]) in the [[African Theatre]], with ''[[A Cure for the Heartache]]'' (Morton).
  
1818: Performed on 19 September as "Sylvester Daggerwood"  
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1818: Performed on 19 September as "Sylvester Daggerwood" by [[Mr Cooke]] and company, assisted by local Amateurs, in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town ,  as afterpiece to ''[[Douglas]]'' (Home).
  
 
1826: Performed on 4 November in Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] company (former [[Garrison Players]]) in the [[The African Theatre]], with ''[[Catherine and Petruchio]]'' (Shakespeare) ''[[A Roland for an Oliver]]'' (Morton). This was a benefit performance for [[Mrs O'Brien]] and [[Sgt Corbishley]].
 
1826: Performed on 4 November in Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] company (former [[Garrison Players]]) in the [[The African Theatre]], with ''[[Catherine and Petruchio]]'' (Shakespeare) ''[[A Roland for an Oliver]]'' (Morton). This was a benefit performance for [[Mrs O'Brien]] and [[Sgt Corbishley]].

Revision as of 06:50, 11 May 2015

An occasional drama in one act by George Colman the Younger (1762-1836). (Originally titled New Hay at the Old Market)

First produced at the Haymarket in 1802(?)

Published in London by J. Cawthorne, 1808


Performance history in South Africa

1812: Performed on 12 October in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players, with The Birth Day (O'Keeffe) and The Apprentice (Murphy).

1816: Performed on 26 October in Cape Town by the English Theatricals company (former Garrison Players) in the African Theatre, with A Cure for the Heartache (Morton).

1818: Performed on 19 September as "Sylvester Daggerwood" by Mr Cooke and company, assisted by local Amateurs, in the African Theatre, Cape Town , as afterpiece to Douglas (Home).

1826: Performed on 4 November in Cape Town by the English Theatricals company (former Garrison Players) in the The African Theatre, with Catherine and Petruchio (Shakespeare) A Roland for an Oliver (Morton). This was a benefit performance for Mrs O'Brien and Sgt Corbishley.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

SBU Find Sylvester Daggerwood[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger

Bosman, 1928: pp.143, 149,


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