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''[[The British Volunteers]]'' is a farce by an anonymous author. | ''[[The British Volunteers]]'' is a farce by an anonymous author. | ||
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| + | Apparently also known as ''[[The Rino, and How to Use It]]''. | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
Little can be found of any play by this name, but according to ''The Argus'', Melbourne, a play referred to as ''[[The Rino, and How to Use It]]'', featuring the exact same characters, was performed at , at the Pantheon Theatre, Cremorne Gardens, Melbourne on 16 January, 1860. It had apparently opened at the Haymarket Theatre. London, in 1859 - but under which title is uncertain. | Little can be found of any play by this name, but according to ''The Argus'', Melbourne, a play referred to as ''[[The Rino, and How to Use It]]'', featuring the exact same characters, was performed at , at the Pantheon Theatre, Cremorne Gardens, Melbourne on 16 January, 1860. It had apparently opened at the Haymarket Theatre. London, in 1859 - but under which title is uncertain. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
1860: Performed as ''[[The British Volunteers]]'' by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] on November 26. The cast consisted of [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Percival Floff), [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Mr Sydney Jubkins), [[T. Brooker]] (Alfred Charles Mutton, a policeman), [[W. Allan]] (Pad), [[M. Rafferty]] (Mrs Percival Floff), [[J. F. Gay]] (Mrs Sydney Jubkins0, [[J. Durney]] (Mary). Also performed were ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]'' and ''[[The Wandering Minstrel]]'' | 1860: Performed as ''[[The British Volunteers]]'' by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] on November 26. The cast consisted of [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Percival Floff), [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Mr Sydney Jubkins), [[T. Brooker]] (Alfred Charles Mutton, a policeman), [[W. Allan]] (Pad), [[M. Rafferty]] (Mrs Percival Floff), [[J. F. Gay]] (Mrs Sydney Jubkins0, [[J. Durney]] (Mary). Also performed were ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]'' and ''[[The Wandering Minstrel]]'' | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
North Lincoln Sphinx Vol 1, No 4. Christmas, 1860. | North Lincoln Sphinx Vol 1, No 4. Christmas, 1860. | ||
Advertisement, ''The Argus'' (Melbourne), Wednesday January 18, I860: p. 4.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5695581] | Advertisement, ''The Argus'' (Melbourne), Wednesday January 18, I860: p. 4.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5695581] | ||
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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. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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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 04:48, 20 July 2018
The British Volunteers is a farce by an anonymous author.
Apparently also known as The Rino, and How to Use It.
Contents
The original text
Little can be found of any play by this name, but according to The Argus, Melbourne, a play referred to as The Rino, and How to Use It, featuring the exact same characters, was performed at , at the Pantheon Theatre, Cremorne Gardens, Melbourne on 16 January, 1860. It had apparently opened at the Haymarket Theatre. London, in 1859 - but under which title is uncertain.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1860: Performed as The British Volunteers by the Amateurs of the Band on November 26. The cast consisted of W. Dansie (Mr Percival Floff), J. M'Kechnie (Mr Sydney Jubkins), T. Brooker (Alfred Charles Mutton, a policeman), W. Allan (Pad), M. Rafferty (Mrs Percival Floff), J. F. Gay (Mrs Sydney Jubkins0, J. Durney (Mary). Also performed were The Review, or The Wags of Windsor and The Wandering Minstrel
Sources
North Lincoln Sphinx Vol 1, No 4. Christmas, 1860.
Advertisement, The Argus (Melbourne), Wednesday January 18, I860: p. 4.[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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
