Difference between revisions of "The Old Man's Darling, or a Peep behind the Scenes"
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| − | Though mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, p. | + | Though mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, p.323), no play by this particular name can be traced. It is most probably a stage version of '''''A Peep Behind the Scenes''''', the popular British novel by O.F. Walton (1849-1939)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Catherine_Walton], first published in 1877. The book portrays the life of a travelling fair and in particular Rosalie, a girl who works as part of a theatre troupe under her domineering father. |
| − | + | Rather oddly for the Victorian period, no references are given to any stage version of the immensely popular melodramatic tale, but the novel has twice been filmed, first by Master Films in 1918[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Peep_Behind_the_Scenes_(1918_film)] and then by the British & Dominions Film Corporation in 1929[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Peep_Behind_the_Scenes_(1929_film)]. | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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The Old Man's Darling, or a Peep behind the Scenes is a melodrama by an unknown author.
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The original text
Though mentioned by F.C.L. Bosman (1980, p.323), no play by this particular name can be traced. It is most probably a stage version of A Peep Behind the Scenes, the popular British novel by O.F. Walton (1849-1939)[1], first published in 1877. The book portrays the life of a travelling fair and in particular Rosalie, a girl who works as part of a theatre troupe under her domineering father.
Rather oddly for the Victorian period, no references are given to any stage version of the immensely popular melodramatic tale, but the novel has twice been filmed, first by Master Films in 1918[2] and then by the British & Dominions Film Corporation in 1929[3].
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1875: A play called The Old Man's Darling, or a Peep behind the Scenes was performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 8 April, with East Lynne (Hicks et.al.).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.323
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