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| − | This is an adaptation of ''[[The Intriguing Footman]]'', a farce attributed to James Whiteley, manager at Nottingham Theatre. Macready's play was first performed as ''[[The Irishman in London, or The Happy African]]'' at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden on 21 April 1792. First published 1793, and again in 1799. The play was apparently popular in | + | This is an adaptation of ''[[The Intriguing Footman, or The Humours of Humbug]]'', a farce attributed to James Whiteley, manager at Nottingham Theatre. Macready's play was first performed as ''[[The Irishman in London, or The Happy African]]'' at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden on 21 April 1792. First published 1793, and again in 1799. The play was apparently popular in London and New York, as well as the colonies. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 4 June 2016
The Irishman in London, or The Happy African, is a farce in two acts by William Macready the elder (1755–1829)[1]. Also referred to simply as The Irishman in London.
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The original text
This is an adaptation of The Intriguing Footman, or The Humours of Humbug, a farce attributed to James Whiteley, manager at Nottingham Theatre. Macready's play was first performed as The Irishman in London, or The Happy African at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden on 21 April 1792. First published 1793, and again in 1799. The play was apparently popular in London and New York, as well as the colonies.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
The play was clearly a great favourite with the Garrison Players in the first half of the 19th century.
1812: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre on 6 July, as afterpiece to Speed the Plough (Th. Morton), with Lt Prescott and Lt Hanson listed as Directors for the evening.
1822: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 14 September by the Garrison Players, as afterpiece to The Point of Honour (Kemble) and the burlesque Amoroso, King of Little Britain (Planché).
1822: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 4 October by the Garrison Players, as afterpiece to The Poor Gentleman (Colman Jr).
1824: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 2 November by the Garrison Players, as afterpiece to The Poor Gentleman (Colman Jr). A benefit performance for Mrs Green and Mrs Johnson.
1831: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town on n23 July by All the World's a Stage, as afterpiece to Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field
1836: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 8 June by the Garrison Players, as afterpiece to The Flying Dutchman (Fitzball).
1848: Performed in in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town on 4 August by the Garrison Players ("the 6th Royal Regiment"), as afterpiece to The Review, or The Wags of Windsor (Colman Jr).
1854: Performed in King William's Town (Eastern Cape) on 29 March by the soldiers of the garrison, possibly with Box and Cox (Morton), in the presence of the Governor General.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Macready_the_elder
Facsimile version of the 1796 edition of the text, Google E-Book[2]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 143, 182-6, 195, 216, 397, 509.
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