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By Robert Dodsley (1703-1764) Described as a "dramatic tale" of King Henry II, and was produced at Drury Lane, and received with much applause in 1837; the sequel, ''[[Sir John Cockle at Court]]'', a farce, appeared in 1738..
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''[[The King and the Miller of Mansfield]]'' is  a play by Robert Dodsley (1703-1764)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dodsley].
  
Printed for the author, at Tully's Head, Pall-Mall; and sold by T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row.
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== The original text ==
  
== South African productions ==
 
  
First produced in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] on 21 June 1823, as afterpiece to ''[[The Midnight Hour]]'' (Mrs Inchbald) and [[The Wedding Day]] ().  
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Described as a "dramatic tale" of King Henry II, and was produced at Drury Lane, and received with much applause in 1837. Printed for the author, at Tully's Head, Pall-Mall; and sold by T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row.  
  
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Dodsley wrote a sequel, ''[[Sir John Cockle at Court]]'', a farce, which appeared in 1738.
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1823: First produced in the [[African Theatre]],  Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] on 21 June, as afterpiece to Mrs Inchbald's ''[[The Midnight Hour]]'' (and possibly ''[[The Wedding Day]]''  also by Mrs Inchbald).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
  
 
''The King and the Miller of Mansfield'' in The Internet Archive[https://archive.org/details/kingthemillerofm00dodsiala]
 
''The King and the Miller of Mansfield'' in The Internet Archive[https://archive.org/details/kingthemillerofm00dodsiala]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dodsley
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dodsley
  
Bosman, 1928: pp. 197
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 197
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 8 June 2023

The King and the Miller of Mansfield is a play by Robert Dodsley (1703-1764)[1].

The original text

Described as a "dramatic tale" of King Henry II, and was produced at Drury Lane, and received with much applause in 1837. Printed for the author, at Tully's Head, Pall-Mall; and sold by T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row.

Dodsley wrote a sequel, Sir John Cockle at Court, a farce, which appeared in 1738.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1823: First produced in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the English Theatricals on 21 June, as afterpiece to Mrs Inchbald's The Midnight Hour (and possibly The Wedding Day also by Mrs Inchbald).

Sources

The King and the Miller of Mansfield in The Internet Archive[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dodsley

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 197

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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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

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Return to The ESAT Entries

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