Speed the Plough
There are two plays by this name, though spelled differently.
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Speed the Plough by Thomas Morton (1798)
A comedy, in five acts by Thomas Morton (1764-1838). First performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden on 8 Feb. 1798, it was acted forty-one times, and often revived.
The play introduced the fictional (off-stage) English character of "Mrs Grundy", who typifies the censorship enacted in everyday life by conventional opinion. The term soon passed into everyday English speech as a criterion of rigid respectability, especially in contexts in which free expression is impeded by excessive purity.
Performance history in South Africa
23 September 1815: Performed in Cape Town by the English Theatricals company (former Garrison Players) in the African Theatre, with The Prize, or 2,5,3,8. (Hoare).
7 February 1818: Performed in Cape Town by the English Theatricals company (former Garrison Players) in the African Theatre , with The Spoiled Child (Bickerstaffe).
2 November 1822: Performed in Cape Town by the Amateur Company company (Garrison Players) in the African Theatre, with The Soldier's Daughter (Cherry) and the farce Fortune's Frolic (Allingham).
2 September 1826: Performed in Cape Town by the (Garrison Players) in the African Theatre, with Sharp and Flat (Lawler), as a benefit for Mrs Johnson.
May 1827: Performed in Cape Town by the (Garrison Amateur Company) in the African Theatre, with the musical farce Love Laughs at Locksmiths (Colman Jr).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Morton_(playwright)
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/559155/Speed-the-Plough
Bosman, 1928: pp.147, 153, 191
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Speed-the-Plough by David Mamet (1988)
A play by David Mamet offering a satirical dissection of the American movie business.
Premiered on Broadway at the Royale Theatre in a production by the Lincoln Center Theater, opening on May 3, 1988 and closing on Dec 31, 1988 after 279 performances.
Performance history in South Africa
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed-the-Plow
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