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Revision as of 06:53, 11 May 2015

An occasional drama in one act by George Colman the Younger (1762-1836).


The original text

Originally entitled New Hay at the Old Market and 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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