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== South African productions == | == South African productions == | ||
| − | 1833: Performed in Cape Town in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[All the World's a Stage]] on 13 July, with ''[[The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang]]'' (a "ballet dance"), and a new pantomime, ''[[Clown and Goose]]'', performed by Mr [[Charles West]]. | + | 1833: Performed in Cape Town in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[All the World's a Stage]] on 13 July, with ''[[The Floating Beacon, or The Norwegian Wreckers]]'' (Fitzball), ''[[The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang]]'' (a "ballet dance"), and a new pantomime, ''[[Clown and Goose]]'', performed by Mr [[Charles West]]. |
Revision as of 06:44, 3 January 2016
The First of April is a farce by Caroline Boaden
The original text
A play offering a series of practical jokes, written in pantomimic style, the play was first performed to great popularity at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on August 31, 1830. Published by J. Cumberland 1830
Translations and adaptations
South African productions
1833: Performed in Cape Town in the African Theatre by the All the World's a Stage on 13 July, with The Floating Beacon, or The Norwegian Wreckers (Fitzball), The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang (a "ballet dance"), and a new pantomime, Clown and Goose, performed by Mr Charles West.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1830 text, Google E-Book[1]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[2]: pp. 227
