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''[[The Chimney Corner]]'' is a domestic drama by Henry Thornton Craven (1818–1905)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thornton_Craven]  
 
''[[The Chimney Corner]]'' is a domestic drama by Henry Thornton Craven (1818–1905)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thornton_Craven]  
  
Also found as ''[[The Chimney Corner, or A True Story]]''  
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Also found as '''''[[The Chimney Corner, or A True Story]]'''''  
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
''[[The Chimney Corner]]'' was first  performed at the Olympic Theatre, London, on 21 February 1861.  
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''[[The Chimney Corner]]'' was first  performed at the Olympic Theatre, London, on 21 February 1861.
  
 
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Published in London and New York by [[Samuel French]] as Number CCCXLVI of French's Standard Drama (1861?) and in New York also by C.T. De Witt (1861?)
Based on My Lady of the Chimney Corner: A Story of Love and Poverty in Irish Peasant Life by Alexander Irvine (???)
 
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Performed as ''[[The Chimney Corner, or A True Story]]''  
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1861: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Sefton Parry]] and company as ''[[The Chimney Corner, or A True Story]]'' on 16 September, with the [[burlesque]] of ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or The King of the Caribbee Islands]].
  
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1875: Performed in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company as ''[[The Chimney Corner]]'' on 9 August , with ''[[Partridge and Bread Sauce]]'' (Anon.) and ''[[Aladdin, or The Wonderful Scamp]]'' (Byron).
  
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1877: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company as ''[[The Chimney Corner]]'' on 20 November, with ''[[The Temptation, or The Moral Brand]]'' (Townsend)
  
== Sources ==
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1877: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company as ''[[The Chimney Corner]]'' on 7 December, with ''[[Nine Points of the Law]]'' (Savage/Taylor)
  
Facsimile version of the De Witt edition of the play text, [[HathiTrust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t9668wx3j;view=1up;seq=7]
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1877: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company as ''[[The Chimney Corner]]'' on 18 December, with ''[[The Man with the Iron Mask]]'' (Dumas/Lucas)
  
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== Sources ==
  
[[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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Facsimile version of the [[Samuel French]]  edition of the play text, [[HathiTrust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175035135949;view=1up;seq=1]
 
 
[[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]]. 1934. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 1 (1652-1875) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl01_01/index.php]
 
 
 
[[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]],  1949. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 2 (1875-1905) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl02_01/index.php]
 
 
 
[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
 
 
 
[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p. 
 
 
 
[[Sydney Paul Gosher]]. 1988. ''A historical and critical survey of the South African one-act play written in English''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: [[University of South Africa]].
 
 
 
[[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
 
 
 
[[Temple Hauptfleisch]]. 1997. ''Theatre and Society in South Africa: Reflections in a Fractured Mirror''. Pretoria: Van Schaik[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85401]: pp.  
 
 
 
[[Peter Joyce]]. 1999. ''A Concise Dictionary of South African Biography''. Cape Town: Francolin Publishers.
 
 
 
[[John Christoffel Kannemeyer|J.C. Kannemeyer]] 1978. ''Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur'' I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk01_01/kann003gesk01_01_0012.php], pp.
 
 
 
[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’2[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk02_01/colofon.php]: pp.
 
 
 
[[Ingmar Koch]]. 1997. Het ochtendgloren boven Kaapstad. Nederlandse rederijkers in Kaapstad, ''Tydskrif vir Nederlands & Afrikaans''. (4de Jaargang, Nommer 2. Desember)[http://www.savn.org.za/images/stories/documents/TNA/TNA%2019972.pdf]
 
 
 
[[Loren Kruger]] 1999. The Drama of South Africa: Plays, Pageants and Publics Since 1910 London: Routledge
 
 
 
 
 
[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.
 
 
 
[[Anna Minnaar-Vos]] 1969. ''Die Spel Gaan Voort: Die Verhaal van [[Hendrik Hanekom|Hendrik]] en [[Mathilde Hanekom]]''. Kaapstad: Tafelberg, pp. 96-110.
 
 
 
[[Brian Astbury]].  1979. The Space/Die Ruimte/Indawo. Cape Town: Moira and Azriel Fine.
 
 
 
 
 
[[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press. 
 
 
 
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA613&lpg=PA613&dq=Le+Bal+Masqu%C3%A9+Arthur+H.+Ward&source=bl&ots=j085voK1qt&sig=LGxx1zWIPYzXgxyp-fvQSpGG8vM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFsaPmkITaAhXJ7xQKHVePC1kQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=Le%20Bal%20Masqu%C3%A9%20Arthur%20H.%20Ward&f=false]
 
  
[[J.A. Worp]]. 1972. ''Geschiedenis van het Drama en van het Tooneel in Nederland''. Deel 2, Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren (DBNL)[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/worp001gesc02_01/worp001gesc02_01_0028.php]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thornton_Craven
  
Joris Baers (1888-1975): ''Algemeene Tooneelbibliotheek Een''[http://doczz.nl/doc/783/joris-baers--1888-1975---algemeene-tooneelbibliotheek-een]
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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. 99, 108, 326, 363-4
  
http://www.domus.ac.za/afrikaans/images/Programme%20in%20DOMUS(2).pdf
 
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 05:25, 31 December 2020

The Chimney Corner is a domestic drama by Henry Thornton Craven (1818–1905)[1]

Also found as The Chimney Corner, or A True Story

The original text

The Chimney Corner was first performed at the Olympic Theatre, London, on 21 February 1861.

Published in London and New York by Samuel French as Number CCCXLVI of French's Standard Drama (1861?) and in New York also by C.T. De Witt (1861?)

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1861: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Sefton Parry and company as The Chimney Corner, or A True Story on 16 September, with the burlesque of Robinson Crusoe, or The King of the Caribbee Islands.

1875: Performed in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company as The Chimney Corner on 9 August , with Partridge and Bread Sauce (Anon.) and Aladdin, or The Wonderful Scamp (Byron).

1877: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company as The Chimney Corner on 20 November, with The Temptation, or The Moral Brand (Townsend)

1877: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company as The Chimney Corner on 7 December, with Nine Points of the Law (Savage/Taylor)

1877: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company as The Chimney Corner on 18 December, with The Man with the Iron Mask (Dumas/Lucas)

Sources

Facsimile version of the Samuel French edition of the play text, HathiTrust Digital Library[2]

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

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 99, 108, 326, 363-4


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