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| − | A Comic Sketch, in One Act by William Henry Oxberry (1784-1824). | + | A Comic Sketch, in One Act by William Henry Oxberry (1784-1824). Also known as ,,[[The Actress Of All Work, or Six in One]]'' or ''[[The Actress Of All Work]]'' |
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Published texts by J. Duncombe, 1819; W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1819. | Published texts by J. Duncombe, 1819; W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1819. | ||
| − | According to the ''Oxford Companion to the Theatre'' (2nd ed. 1957) the play | + | According to the ''Oxford Companion to the Theatre'' (2nd ed. 1957) the play "was probably inspired by Colman's ''[[Actor of All Work]]'', written for Mathews in 1817".[http://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/m19d.htm] |
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1833: Performed as ''[[The Actress Of All Work, or Six in One]]'' (author not mentioned ) by the [[All the World's a Stage]] on 211 November, with ''[[The Iron Chest]]'' (Colman), and ''[[St Patrick’s Day]]'' (Sheridan). | 1833: Performed as ''[[The Actress Of All Work, or Six in One]]'' (author not mentioned ) by the [[All the World's a Stage]] on 211 November, with ''[[The Iron Chest]]'' (Colman), and ''[[St Patrick’s Day]]'' (Sheridan). | ||
Revision as of 06:49, 26 January 2016
A Comic Sketch, in One Act by William Henry Oxberry (1784-1824). Also known as ,,The Actress Of All Work, or Six in One or The Actress Of All Work
Contents
The original play
First opened 25 Oct 1819, at the Adelphi Theatre, London. On September 9 1821 a production was put on by Mr Tayleure, starring Mrs Tayleure.
Published texts by J. Duncombe, 1819; W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1819.
According to the Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2nd ed. 1957) the play "was probably inspired by Colman's Actor of All Work, written for Mathews in 1817".[1]
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1833: Performed as The Actress Of All Work (author not mentioned ) by the All the World's a Stage on 21 September, with The Day After the Wedding, or A Wife’s First Lesson, the interlude A Race for Dinner (Rodwell), and the farce Rival Valets (Ebsworth).
1833: Performed as The Actress Of All Work, or Six in One (author not mentioned ) by the All the World's a Stage on 211 November, with The Iron Chest (Colman), and St Patrick’s Day (Sheridan).
Sources
The 1919 publsihed text, Google Books[2]
Facsimile of John Bull, Volumes 1-2 , p305[3]
25 Oct 1819 playbill, British Library[4]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp.185 Go to ESAT Bibliography
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