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1828: Performed as ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' by the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]] in the [[African Theatre]] on the 2 January, as afterpiece to ''[[The Miller and his Men]]'' (Pocock). | 1828: Performed as ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' by the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]] in the [[African Theatre]] on the 2 January, as afterpiece to ''[[The Miller and his Men]]'' (Pocock). | ||
| − | 1831: Performed on 16 April by [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[Roeland Street Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Jane Shore, or The Unfortunate Favourite]]'' (Rowe). | + | 1831: Performed ''[[The Irish Tutor, or New Lights]]'' on 16 April by [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[Roeland Street Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Jane Shore, or The Unfortunate Favourite]]'' (Rowe). |
1835: Performed by the [[Garrison Players]] (the [[Officers of the 98th Regiment]]) in the [[African Theatre]] on the 29th April, as afterpiece to ''[[The Flying Dutchman, or the Phantom Ship]]'' (Fitzball). | 1835: Performed by the [[Garrison Players]] (the [[Officers of the 98th Regiment]]) in the [[African Theatre]] on the 29th April, as afterpiece to ''[[The Flying Dutchman, or the Phantom Ship]]'' (Fitzball). | ||
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The Irish Tutor, or New Lights is a farce in one act, possibly translated from an unknown French original, by Richard Butler, the Earl of Glengall.[1]
It is sometimes cited simply as The Irish Tutor, or as New Lights.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Cheltenham Theatre on July 12th 1822 (under the title New Lights or the Irish Tutor), then at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden on October 28th 1822. It was also performed in New York in this period. Published in New York 1823 by J. Robinson, at the Circulating Library and Dramatic Repository.
Performed in New York on 5 May 1863, as part of "Barney Williams Irish Relief Benefit", followed by a series of performances by "Butler's Combination Troupe" (the American Theater, 2-7 November 1863), by Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams (Niblo's Garden, 4-9 January, 1864), and at the New Bowery Theatre (17, 19, 30, 31 March and 19 July, 1864).
Performance history in South Africa
1824: Performed as The Irish Tutor by the Garrison Amateur Players, in the African Theatre on 4 September as afterpiece to Life (Reynolds). Its star performer was Dr M'Donnell. On request of the Governor, Sir Charles Somerset, and his wife, the plays were repeated on 22 September.
1825: Performed as The Irish Tutor by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre on the 23rd July, as afterpiece to Catherine and Petruchio (Shakespeare) and followed by How to Die for Love! (Von Kotzebue).
1828: Performed as The Irish Tutor by the Gentlemen Amateurs in the African Theatre on the 2 January, as afterpiece to The Miller and his Men (Pocock).
1831: Performed The Irish Tutor, or New Lights on 16 April by All the World's a Stage in the Roeland Street Theatre, as afterpiece to Jane Shore, or The Unfortunate Favourite (Rowe).
1835: Performed by the Garrison Players (the Officers of the 98th Regiment) in the African Theatre on the 29th April, as afterpiece to The Flying Dutchman, or the Phantom Ship (Fitzball).
1845: Performed on 22 August by All the World's a Stage in the Roeland Street Theatre, as afterpiece to Charles XII (Planché).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Review: Edinburgh Dramatic Review, Volumes 1-2, page 95: Google E-Book[2]
Facsimile version of the 1823 New York edition of The Irish Tutor, Or New Lights: Google E-Book[3]
Review in The Drama: Or, Theatrical Pocket Magazine, pp. 203 and 229: Google E-Book[4]
http://www.musicingotham.org/person/15686
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [5]: pp. 185-7, 192, 195, 215, 414-5;
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