Difference between revisions of "The Four Sisters"
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Also found as ''[[The Four Sisters, or Woman's Worth and Women's Wrongs]]''. | Also found as ''[[The Four Sisters, or Woman's Worth and Women's Wrongs]]''. | ||
| + | ==The original text== | ||
First performed on May 3, 1832 in The Strand Theatre, London, and published by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] in the same year. | First performed on May 3, 1832 in The Strand Theatre, London, and published by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]] in the same year. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1862: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Sefton Parry]] and company on 2 April, as part of a benefit for [[Samuel Wolfe]]. Though correctly ascribed to Shirley, amusingly the title is wrongly given (by the company or by Bosman, 1980) as ''[[The Creole, or Love Letters]]''. The accompanying farce also appears to have been wrongly titled as ''[[The Goose that laid the Golden Eggs]]''. ([[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980, suggests that this was probably a version of ''[[The Goose with the Golden Eggs]]'' by Mayhew and Edwards.) | ||
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| + | 1866: Performed as ''[[The Four Sisters|The Four Sisters, or Woman's Worth and Women's Wrongs]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] on 22 March, with ''[[The Creole]]'' (Bernard). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
Facsimile version of the Lacy edition of 1832, The [[Internet Archive]][https://archive.org/details/foursistersorigi0000bern/page/n11] | Facsimile version of the Lacy edition of 1832, The [[Internet Archive]][https://archive.org/details/foursistersorigi0000bern/page/n11] | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bayle_Bernard | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bayle_Bernard | ||
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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.111, 203, 208, 210. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 05:26, 18 May 2019
The Four Sisters is an original farce in one act by William Bayle Bernard (1807-1875)[1]
Also found as The Four Sisters, or Woman's Worth and Women's Wrongs.
Contents
The original text
First performed on May 3, 1832 in The Strand Theatre, London, and published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Sefton Parry and company on 2 April, as part of a benefit for Samuel Wolfe. Though correctly ascribed to Shirley, amusingly the title is wrongly given (by the company or by Bosman, 1980) as The Creole, or Love Letters. The accompanying farce also appears to have been wrongly titled as The Goose that laid the Golden Eggs. (Bosman 1980, suggests that this was probably a version of The Goose with the Golden Eggs by Mayhew and Edwards.)
1866: Performed as The Four Sisters, or Woman's Worth and Women's Wrongs in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by the Le Roy-Duret Company on 22 March, with The Creole (Bernard).
Sources
Facsimile version of the Lacy edition of 1832, The Internet Archive[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bayle_Bernard
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.111, 203, 208, 210.
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, carnivals and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
