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| − | ''[[The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hall]]'' | + | ''[[The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hall]]'' is a comedy in two acts by Charles Dance (1794–1863)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dance_(playwright)]. |
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First performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in London, on January 19th 1837. | First performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in London, on January 19th 1837. | ||
| − | The full title as published in Webster's Acting National Drama by Chapman and Hall in | + | The full title as published in Webster's Acting National Drama by Chapman and Hall in 1837(?), is ''[[The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hall]]'', though it is wrongly given by [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (p.416) as ''[[The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hill]]''. However, this may have been an error made by the performers rather than the historian. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1848: Performed by [[All the World's a Stage]] in Cape Town as ''[[The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hill]]'' on Thursday 21 September 1848 in the [[Hope Street Theatre]], accompanied by the "celebrated | + | 1848: Performed by [[All the World's a Stage]] in Cape Town as ''[[The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hill]]'' on Thursday 21 September 1848 in the [[Hope Street Theatre]], accompanied by the "celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders", a clog hornpipe performance and some comic songs, before concluding with the farce ''[[Advice Gratis]]'' also by Charles Dance. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:17, 13 December 2016
The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hall is a comedy in two acts by Charles Dance (1794–1863)[1].
Also referred to simply as The Country Squire by some sources.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in London, on January 19th 1837.
The full title as published in Webster's Acting National Drama by Chapman and Hall in 1837(?), is The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hall, though it is wrongly given by Bosman (p.416) as The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hill. However, this may have been an error made by the performers rather than the historian.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1848: Performed by All the World's a Stage in Cape Town as The Country Squire, or Two Days at the Hill on Thursday 21 September 1848 in the Hope Street Theatre, accompanied by the "celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders", a clog hornpipe performance and some comic songs, before concluding with the farce Advice Gratis also by Charles Dance.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dance_(playwright)
Facsimile version of the third edition (1840), Google E-book[2]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 416,
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