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| − | + | ''[[The Mistake]]'' is a comedy attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726)[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Vanbrugh,_John_(DNB00)]. | |
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| + | Apparently the play was created in collaboration with Thomas Betterton (c. 1635–1710)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Betterton], and was an adaptation of Molière's ''Dépit Amoureux'' (1653) (which in its turn had derived from ''L' Interesse'' by Nicolò Secchi). | ||
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| + | The Vanbrugh and Betterton version was first performed on 27 December 1705 at the Haymarket. It was first published without the author's name by Tonson in January 1706. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Known in South Africa largely through productions of ''[[Lovers' Quarrels, or Like Master Like Man]]'', a farce in one act, attributed to Thomas King (1730-1805), though often credited to Vanbrugh, since it was an shortened adaptation of ''[[The Mistake]]''. Allardyce Nicoll (''A History of English Drama, 1660-1900'', 2009) also mentions two other adaptations under the same title, one by "D.L." (1816) and one by "Vic." (1864). | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Betterton | ||
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| + | Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. ''History of English Drama, 1660-1900''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Republished new edition). | ||
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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/]: p. 124, | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:49, 18 April 2017
The Mistake is a comedy attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726)[1].
Contents
The original text
Apparently the play was created in collaboration with Thomas Betterton (c. 1635–1710)[2], and was an adaptation of Molière's Dépit Amoureux (1653) (which in its turn had derived from L' Interesse by Nicolò Secchi).
The Vanbrugh and Betterton version was first performed on 27 December 1705 at the Haymarket. It was first published without the author's name by Tonson in January 1706.
Translations and adaptations
Known in South Africa largely through productions of Lovers' Quarrels, or Like Master Like Man, a farce in one act, attributed to Thomas King (1730-1805), though often credited to Vanbrugh, since it was an shortened adaptation of The Mistake. Allardyce Nicoll (A History of English Drama, 1660-1900, 2009) also mentions two other adaptations under the same title, one by "D.L." (1816) and one by "Vic." (1864).
Performance history in South Africa
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Vanbrugh,_John_(DNB00)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Betterton
Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. History of English Drama, 1660-1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Republished new edition).
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: p. 124,
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
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
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
