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''[[The Miller of Whetstone, or The Cross-bow Letter]]'' is a an original comic burletta in one act by Thomas Egerton Wilks (1812-1854)[] | ''[[The Miller of Whetstone, or The Cross-bow Letter]]'' is a an original comic burletta in one act by Thomas Egerton Wilks (1812-1854)[] | ||
| − | Also found as ''[[The Miller of Whetstone, or The Cross Bow Letter]]'' and ''[[The Miller of Whetstone, or The Cross-Bow Letter]]'' | + | Also found as ''[[The Miller of Whetstone, or The Cross Bow Letter]]'', ''[[The Miller of Whetstone (or, The Cross Bow Letter)]]'' and ''[[The Miller of Whetstone, or The Cross-Bow Letter]]'' |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | Performed in the Princess Theatre , Leeds, 14 November and 7 December, 1853, | + | Performed in the Princess Theatre , Leeds, 14 November and repeated 7 December, 1853, as an afterpiece to ''[[Hamlet]]''. (Billed as: ''[[The Miller of Whetstone (or, The Cross Bow Letter)]]'' |
Performed in the New Strand Theatre, London, on 1 August 1857 | Performed in the New Strand Theatre, London, on 1 August 1857 | ||
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==Performances in South Africa== | ==Performances in South Africa== | ||
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| + | 1859: Performed as ''[[The Miller of Whetstone or The Cross Bow Letter]]'' by [[Juvenile Amateurs]] in Cape Town on 23 June, along with ''[[William Tell, A Telling Version of an Old Tell Tale]]'' (Rossini/Buckingham) and ''[[The Fire Eater]]'' (Selby). | ||
1861: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Juvenile Amateurs]], assisted by [[Annie Rowlands]], with ''[[The Queer Subject]]'' (Coyne) and ''[[Chesterfield Thinskin]]'' (Maddox) | 1861: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Juvenile Amateurs]], assisted by [[Annie Rowlands]], with ''[[The Queer Subject]]'' (Coyne) and ''[[Chesterfield Thinskin]]'' (Maddox) | ||
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''[[The Victorian Plays Project]]'', Volume 7[http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=72] | ''[[The Victorian Plays Project]]'', Volume 7[http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=72] | ||
| − | [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Wilks%2C%20Thomas%20Egerton%2C%201812-1854] | + | Online Books by Thomas Egerton Wilks, [[The Online Books Page]] [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Wilks%2C%20Thomas%20Egerton%2C%201812-1854] |
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 165, | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 165-6, |
Latest revision as of 10:41, 16 September 2020
The Miller of Whetstone, or The Cross-bow Letter is a an original comic burletta in one act by Thomas Egerton Wilks (1812-1854)[]
Also found as The Miller of Whetstone, or The Cross Bow Letter, The Miller of Whetstone (or, The Cross Bow Letter) and The Miller of Whetstone, or The Cross-Bow Letter
Contents
The original text
Performed in the Princess Theatre , Leeds, 14 November and repeated 7 December, 1853, as an afterpiece to Hamlet. (Billed as: The Miller of Whetstone (or, The Cross Bow Letter)
Performed in the New Strand Theatre, London, on 1 August 1857
Translations and adaptations
Performances in South Africa
1859: Performed as The Miller of Whetstone or The Cross Bow Letter by Juvenile Amateurs in Cape Town on 23 June, along with William Tell, A Telling Version of an Old Tell Tale (Rossini/Buckingham) and The Fire Eater (Selby).
1861: Performed in Cape Town by the Juvenile Amateurs, assisted by Annie Rowlands, with The Queer Subject (Coyne) and Chesterfield Thinskin (Maddox)
Sources
Leeds Play Bills, [1]
Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 5, Part 2. Cambridge University Press: pp.99, 623, 662[2]
The Victorian Plays Project, Volume 7[3]
Online Books by Thomas Egerton Wilks, The Online Books Page [4]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 165-6,
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