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| − | ''[[The Lawyer in the Sack, or Jack's Return!!!]]'' | + | ''[[The Lawyer in the Sack, or Jack's Return!!!]]'' was a "Ballet Dance" (or "ballet with dancing"), possibly devised by [[H. Booth]] and performed in Cape Town. |
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| + | Possibly devised by [[H. Booth]] during his stay in Cape Town, though [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] does not count it as a South African work but one brought from England. He also suggests that it this may have been a follow up piece to the "new Ballet Dance" called ''[[Jack at the Cape, or All Alive Among the Hottentots!]]'', which was first performed in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 7th January. | ||
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== Performances in South Africa == | == Performances in South Africa == | ||
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1832: First performed by [[All the World's a Stage]] in Cape Town on 30 January, along with ''[[The Iron Chest, or The Blood-Stained Knife]]'' (Colman) and ''[[The Sleeping Draught]]'' (Penley). | 1832: First performed by [[All the World's a Stage]] in Cape Town on 30 January, along with ''[[The Iron Chest, or The Blood-Stained Knife]]'' (Colman) and ''[[The Sleeping Draught]]'' (Penley). | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | [[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. 219, 222 | + | [[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. 219, 222, 374. |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 03:58, 24 March 2017
The Lawyer in the Sack, or Jack's Return!!! was a "Ballet Dance" (or "ballet with dancing"), possibly devised by H. Booth and performed in Cape Town.
Contents
The original text
Possibly devised by H. Booth during his stay in Cape Town, though Bosman does not count it as a South African work but one brought from England. He also suggests that it this may have been a follow up piece to the "new Ballet Dance" called Jack at the Cape, or All Alive Among the Hottentots!, which was first performed in Cape Town by All the World's a Stage on 7th January.
Translations and adaptations
Performances in South Africa
1832: First performed by All the World's a Stage in Cape Town on 30 January, along with The Iron Chest, or The Blood-Stained Knife (Colman) and The Sleeping Draught (Penley).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 219, 222, 374.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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