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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. No play by this particular name can be traced, but it is 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.
The novel has twice been filmed, by Master Films in 1918[2] and by the British & Dominions Film Corporation in 1929[3].
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on
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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