Difference between revisions of "The Illustrious Stranger, or Married and Buried"
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| − | Originally a | + | A "comic operatic farce" in two acts by John Gideon Millingen and James Kenney. |
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| + | == The original text == | ||
| + | Originally written as a one act farce in prose called ''[[The Illustrious Stranger, or Married and Single]]'' and published in ‘Home Plays,’ London, 1862. It was apparently then turned into an operatic farce in two acts by Kenney and Millingen, with the aid of Joseph de Lefont and music by Isaac Nathan. | ||
First performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane | First performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane | ||
Printed by William Kenneth in 1827. | Printed by William Kenneth in 1827. | ||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1834: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Amateurs]] on Wednesday 19 November, 1834, as afterpiece to ''[[The Midnight Hour]]'' (Inchbald). The production was a benefit for [[Mrs Black]]. | ||
| + | == Sources == | ||
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Dictionary_of_National_Biography_volume_37.djvu/453 | http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Dictionary_of_National_Biography_volume_37.djvu/453 | ||
https://archive.org/details/illustriousstra00nathgoog | https://archive.org/details/illustriousstra00nathgoog | ||
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| + | F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman, 1928: p 194. | ||
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| + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 I|I]] in Plays II Foreign Plays | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 07:05, 9 June 2014
A "comic operatic farce" in two acts by John Gideon Millingen and James Kenney.
Contents
The original text
Originally written as a one act farce in prose called The Illustrious Stranger, or Married and Single and published in ‘Home Plays,’ London, 1862. It was apparently then turned into an operatic farce in two acts by Kenney and Millingen, with the aid of Joseph de Lefont and music by Isaac Nathan.
First performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Printed by William Kenneth in 1827.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1834: Performed in the Garrison Theatre by the Garrison Amateurs on Wednesday 19 November, 1834, as afterpiece to The Midnight Hour (Inchbald). The production was a benefit for Mrs Black.
Sources
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Dictionary_of_National_Biography_volume_37.djvu/453
https://archive.org/details/illustriousstra00nathgoog
F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman, 1928: p 194.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to I in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
