Difference between revisions of "The Farce of the Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners"
(Created page with "'''See ''Modern Antiquities'' (O'Keeffe)''' == Return to == Return to F in Plays II Foreign Plays Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays Return t...") |
|||
(6 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | ''' | + | ''[[The Farce of the Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners]]'' is a farce in two acts by John O'Keeffe (1747-1833)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O%27Keeffe_(Irish_writer)]. |
+ | |||
+ | Also referred to simply as '''''[[Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners]]''''' or even '''''[[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 as ''[[Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners]]'' 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 (possibly as ''[[Modern Antiques]]'') by the [[English Theatricals]] on 9 August 1823, with ''[[The Honey Moon]]'' (Tobin) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Sources == | ||
+ | |||
+ | Oxford Text Archive[http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/4313] | ||
+ | |||
+ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O%27Keeffe_(Irish_writer) | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[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 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
== Return to == | == Return to == | ||
− | 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 [[ | + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] |
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] |
Latest revision as of 06:22, 2 May 2017
The Farce of the Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners is a farce in two acts by John O'Keeffe (1747-1833)[1].
Also referred to simply as Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners or even 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 as Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners 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 (possibly as Modern Antiques) by the English Theatricals on 9 August 1823, with The Honey Moon (Tobin)
Sources
Oxford Text Archive[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O%27Keeffe_(Irish_writer)
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: 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