Difference between revisions of "The Farce of the Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners"
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| − | ''' | + | ''[[The Farce of the Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners]]'' is a farce in two acts by John O'Keeffe (1747-1833). |
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| + | Also referred to simply as '''''[[Modern Antiques]]''''' | ||
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| + | == The original text == | ||
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| + | First performed at the Theatre Royal, Smoke Alley 1792(?), and published in Dublin 1792. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1823: Performed in Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] amateur company in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] (i.e. the [[African Theatre]]), on 3 May, with ''[[Ways and Means]]'' (Colman Jr). | ||
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| + | 1823: Performed again by the [[English Theatricals]] on 9 August 1823, with ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' (Tobin) | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Oxford Text Archive[http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/4313] | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 197 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Revision as of 06:07, 9 June 2016
The Farce of the Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners is a farce in two acts by John O'Keeffe (1747-1833).
Also referred to simply as Modern Antiques
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Smoke Alley 1792(?), and published in Dublin 1792.
Performance history in South Africa
1823: Performed in Cape Town by the English Theatricals amateur company in the Cape Town Theatre (i.e. the African Theatre), on 3 May, with Ways and Means (Colman Jr).
1823: Performed again by the English Theatricals on 9 August 1823, with The Honey Moon (Tobin)
Sources
Oxford Text Archive[1]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 197
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
