Difference between revisions of "The Honest Thieves"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | A farce in two acts | + | A farce in two acts by Thomas Knight (died 1820). |
| − | First | + | (Sometimes referred to simply as “Honest Thieves”) |
| + | |||
| + | == The original text == | ||
| + | |||
| + | A two-act abridgment of ''[[The Committee, or The Faithful Irishman]]'' (Also simply referred to as ''[[The Committee]]'') , a comedy by Sir Robert Howard (1626-1698), which had probably first been performed in London in 1662, and printed 1665. | ||
| + | |||
| + | First performed as [[The Honest Thieves]] in the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden on 9 May 1797 | ||
| + | |||
| + | Printed in London for and under the direction of G. Cawthorn, 1797. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | |||
| + | 1843: Performed in the [[Hope Street Theatre|Amateur Theatre]] in Hope Street by [[All the World’s a Stage]], as afterpiece to ''[[Wenlock of Wenlock, or The Spirit of the Black Mantle]]'' | ||
1846: performed on 2 January 1846 by the amateurs of the [[Garrison Theatre|45th Regiment]] in the barracks at Fort Napier, as afterpiece to ''[[Zorinski]]'' by Thomas Morton. | 1846: performed on 2 January 1846 by the amateurs of the [[Garrison Theatre|45th Regiment]] in the barracks at Fort Napier, as afterpiece to ''[[Zorinski]]'' by Thomas Morton. | ||
| − | + | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Knight,_Thomas_(d.1820)_(DNB00) | ||
| + | |||
| + | Facsimile version of the 1797 text, Google eBooks[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Zd1ZAAAAcAAJ&dq=Honest+Thieves+by+Knight&source=gbs_navlinks_s] | ||
| + | |||
| + | https://archive.org/details/sirroberthowards00howarich | ||
| + | |||
http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Honest_Thieves.html?id=TQ9OnQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y | http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Honest_Thieves.html?id=TQ9OnQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y | ||
| Line 17: | Line 35: | ||
http://archive.org/stream/sirroberthowards00howarich/sirroberthowards00howarich_djvu.txt | http://archive.org/stream/sirroberthowards00howarich/sirroberthowards00howarich_djvu.txt | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: pp. 413, 510. |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
| Line 23: | Line 41: | ||
== 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]] | ||
Revision as of 08:22, 7 April 2015
A farce in two acts by Thomas Knight (died 1820).
(Sometimes referred to simply as “Honest Thieves”)
Contents
The original text
A two-act abridgment of The Committee, or The Faithful Irishman (Also simply referred to as The Committee) , a comedy by Sir Robert Howard (1626-1698), which had probably first been performed in London in 1662, and printed 1665.
First performed as The Honest Thieves in the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden on 9 May 1797
Printed in London for and under the direction of G. Cawthorn, 1797.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1843: Performed in the Amateur Theatre in Hope Street by All the World’s a Stage, as afterpiece to Wenlock of Wenlock, or The Spirit of the Black Mantle
1846: performed on 2 January 1846 by the amateurs of the 45th Regiment in the barracks at Fort Napier, as afterpiece to Zorinski by Thomas Morton.
Sources
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Knight,_Thomas_(d.1820)_(DNB00)
Facsimile version of the 1797 text, Google eBooks[1]
https://archive.org/details/sirroberthowards00howarich
http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Honest_Thieves.html?id=TQ9OnQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
http://archive.org/stream/sirroberthowards00howarich/sirroberthowards00howarich_djvu.txt
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp. 413, 510.
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
