Difference between revisions of "The Green Bushes, or A Hundred Years Ago"
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Also known as ''[[The Green Bushes, or Ireland a Hundred Years Ago]]'' or simply as ''[[The Green Bushes]]'' | Also known as ''[[The Green Bushes, or Ireland a Hundred Years Ago]]'' or simply as ''[[The Green Bushes]]'' | ||
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It opened in the Adelphi Theatre, London in February of 1845, and was considered as one of the highlights of the old Adelphi Theatre repertoire. | It opened in the Adelphi Theatre, London in February of 1845, and was considered as one of the highlights of the old Adelphi Theatre repertoire. | ||
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1866: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] on 17 May, as ''[[The Green Bushes, or Ireland a Hundred Years Ago]]'' with ''[[The Actress Of All Work, or My Country Cousin]]''(Buckstone). | 1866: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] on 17 May, as ''[[The Green Bushes, or Ireland a Hundred Years Ago]]'' with ''[[The Actress Of All Work, or My Country Cousin]]''(Buckstone). | ||
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Jacky Bratton. 2011. ''The Making of the West End Stage: Marriage, Management and the Mapping of Gender in London, 1830–1870''. Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=4owp1yPxXLwC&pg=PA191&lpg=PA191&dq=The+Green+Bushes,+or+Ireland+a+Hundred+Years+Ago&source=bl&ots=dEKuhulGl4&sig=yVDnrFsG507XkVHypdwFiggvTiQ&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiiiJGeybXVAhWLJcAKHahFAxgQ6AEIIDAA#v=onepage&q=The%20Green%20Bushes%2C%20or%20Ireland%20a%20Hundred%20Years%20Ago&f=false] | Jacky Bratton. 2011. ''The Making of the West End Stage: Marriage, Management and the Mapping of Gender in London, 1830–1870''. Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=4owp1yPxXLwC&pg=PA191&lpg=PA191&dq=The+Green+Bushes,+or+Ireland+a+Hundred+Years+Ago&source=bl&ots=dEKuhulGl4&sig=yVDnrFsG507XkVHypdwFiggvTiQ&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiiiJGeybXVAhWLJcAKHahFAxgQ6AEIIDAA#v=onepage&q=The%20Green%20Bushes%2C%20or%20Ireland%20a%20Hundred%20Years%20Ago&f=false] | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | ||
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Revision as of 06:11, 2 August 2017
The Green Bushes, or A Hundred Years Ago is a popular melodrama in three acts John Baldwin Buckstone (1802– 1879)[1]
Also known as The Green Bushes, or Ireland a Hundred Years Ago or simply as The Green Bushes
Contents
The original text
It opened in the Adelphi Theatre, London in February of 1845, and was considered as one of the highlights of the old Adelphi Theatre repertoire.
Published as The Green Bushes, or A Hundred Years Ago, an original drama in three acts.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed in Cape Town by the Le Roy and Duret Company on 17 May, as The Green Bushes, or Ireland a Hundred Years Ago with The Actress Of All Work, or My Country Cousin(Buckstone).
Sources
Jacky Bratton. 2011. The Making of the West End Stage: Marriage, Management and the Mapping of Gender in London, 1830–1870. Cambridge University Press[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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
