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1807: First produced in South Africa on the 8th of August by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]] in Cape Town, with '' [[The Old Maid]]'' (Murphy) as afterpiece, an interlude written by [[Captain Frazer]] and spoken by [[Mr Napier]] in the role of "Cherry", and an Epilogue written and spoken by [[Captain Frazer]] as "Mrs Sullen". Another performer was [[Mrs Kinniburgh]], one of the first women to appear on stage for the company. | 1807: First produced in South Africa on the 8th of August by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]] in Cape Town, with '' [[The Old Maid]]'' (Murphy) as afterpiece, an interlude written by [[Captain Frazer]] and spoken by [[Mr Napier]] in the role of "Cherry", and an Epilogue written and spoken by [[Captain Frazer]] as "Mrs Sullen". Another performer was [[Mrs Kinniburgh]], one of the first women to appear on stage for the company. | ||
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The Beaux' Stratagem is a comedy by George Farquhar (1677-1707)[1].
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The original text
First produced at the Theatre Royal (also referred to as the Queen's Theatre) in the Haymarket, London, on March 8, 1707. Published in a small quarto (78 pages) by Bernard Lintott, according to some sources in 1707, though others say it only appeared in 1710. (See the discussion of the play on the Ricorso Website[2])
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1807: First produced in South Africa on the 8th of August by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre in Cape Town, with The Old Maid (Murphy) as afterpiece, an interlude written by Captain Frazer and spoken by Mr Napier in the role of "Cherry", and an Epilogue written and spoken by Captain Frazer as "Mrs Sullen". Another performer was Mrs Kinniburgh, one of the first women to appear on stage for the company.
1808: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 18 June, with The Mayor of Garratt (Foote).
1966: Produced by PACT, directed by François Swart, with Siegfried Mynhardt, John Whiteley, Ronald Wallace, Arthur Hall, Kerry Jordan, Maureen McAllister and Shirley Firth.
1967: Produced by CAPAB, opening at the Hofmeyr Theatre on 1 July. Directed by Roy Sargeant, with Michael Atkinson, Norman Ettlinger, Peter Curtis, Phillip Boucher, Norman Coombes, Joey Wishnia, Roger Dwyer, Ken Leach, David Goatham, Elliot Playfair, Yvonne Bryceland, Valerie Miller, Jeanne Wennberg, Gillian Garlick and Pat Armstrong. Set designed by Keith Anderson, costumes designed by Stephen de Villiers.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beaux'_Stratagem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Farquhar
http://www.ricorso.net/rx/library/authors/classic/Farquhar_G/Beaux_S00.htm
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 59.
The Beaux' Stratagem theatre programme (CAPAB, 1967).
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[3]: pp. 72,
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