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Satirising the scientific pretensions through a tale of a couple from Wapping, England, who go ballooning, get blown off course and land on the Seraglio of the Mogul in Constantinople | Satirising the scientific pretensions through a tale of a couple from Wapping, England, who go ballooning, get blown off course and land on the Seraglio of the Mogul in Constantinople | ||
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| + | First performed at the Theatre-Royal, Smoke-Alley, Dublin and published 1788 | ||
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| + | 1828: Produced in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[English Theatrical Amateur Company]] on 9 May, as a benefit for [[Mrs Black]], with an interlude called ''[[Reformation]]'' (Anon.) and ''[[Trick for Trick, or The Admiral's Daughter]]'' (Anon.). | ||
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http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004878383.0001.000/1:1?rgn=div1;view=fulltext | http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004878383.0001.000/1:1?rgn=div1;view=fulltext | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Inchbald | ||
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| + | http://writersinspire.org/content/mogul-tale-or-descent-balloon-farce-it-acted-theatre-royal-smoke-alley | ||
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| + | Barbara M. Benedict. ''Curiosity: A Cultural History of Early Modern Inquiry'' (University of Chicago Press, 2002):pp. 223-5 - Google eBook[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=JY5WgEAZ-6kC&pg=PA223&lpg=PA223&dq=The+Mogul+Tale,+or+The+Descent+of+the+Balloon+Inchbald&source=bl&ots=2zd0FDDeGf&sig=pJ_hcC9-Lfa4cz8GpXEj5x2qvkQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9hE_Vfn5JMTV7ga71oGYBw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=The%20Mogul%20Tale%2C%20or%20The%20Descent%20of%20the%20Balloon%20Inchbald&f=false] | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: pp. 201, | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:29, 2 May 2017
A farce in two acts by Elizabeth Inchbald (1753-1821)[1]
Contents
The original text
Satirising the scientific pretensions through a tale of a couple from Wapping, England, who go ballooning, get blown off course and land on the Seraglio of the Mogul in Constantinople
First performed at the Theatre-Royal, Smoke-Alley, Dublin and published 1788
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1828: Produced in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the English Theatrical Amateur Company on 9 May, as a benefit for Mrs Black, with an interlude called Reformation (Anon.) and Trick for Trick, or The Admiral's Daughter (Anon.).
Sources
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004878383.0001.000/1:1?rgn=div1;view=fulltext
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Inchbald
Barbara M. Benedict. Curiosity: A Cultural History of Early Modern Inquiry (University of Chicago Press, 2002):pp. 223-5 - Google eBook[2]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp. 201,
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
