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''[[Society]]'' is a play by T.W. Robertson (1829-1871)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_William_Robertson].
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''[[Society]]'' is a comedy by T.W. Robertson (1829-1871)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_William_Robertson].
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==The original text==
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First produced in 1865 at the Prince of Wales's Theatre in the West End, London. 
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
  
 
1884-5: Performed by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the new [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as part of [[Henry Harper]]'s  first season as lessee and manager of the venue.
 
1884-5: Performed by the [[Henry Harper Company]] in the new [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, as part of [[Henry Harper]]'s  first season as lessee and manager of the venue.
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== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_(play)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_William_Robertson
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[[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 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.325
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Revision as of 06:19, 8 August 2019

Society is a comedy by T.W. Robertson (1829-1871)[1].

The original text

First produced in 1865 at the Prince of Wales's Theatre in the West End, London.



Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1884-5: Performed by the Henry Harper Company in the new Theatre Royal, Cape Town, as part of Henry Harper's first season as lessee and manager of the venue.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_(play)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_William_Robertson

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 1923. (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: pp.325

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