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A musical farce in one act and/or in two acts (depending on the edition) by George Colman (Jr) 1762-1836. | A musical farce in one act and/or in two acts (depending on the edition) by George Colman (Jr) 1762-1836. | ||
| − | The | + | == The original text == |
| − | In the 1808 Cawthorn edition, | + | The play was involved in some controversy, for the one character had been based the lead character in ''Throw physick to the dogs'' by Henry Lee, (printed in 1809 under title, ''Caleb Quotem and his wife''). Lee however refused Colman the right to publish the sections containing excerpts from his play. Hence Colman then took up the same material from Dibdin's ''The mad guardian, or, Sunshine after rain'', which Colman claimed had been Lee's own original. |
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| + | In the 1808 Cawthorn edition, the material from Dibdin's play appears[https://openlibrary.org/books/OL17705920M/The_review_or_The_wags_of_Windsor], while the 1822 edition by Oxberry provides the original material from Lee's play[https://archive.org/details/revieworwagsofwi00colmuoft]. | ||
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, September 2nd, 1800. | First performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, September 2nd, 1800. | ||
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Published in a variety of editions: As a musical farce in one act by Thomas Hailes Lacy in London, and as a musical farce in two acts by J. Cumberland in London - both in 1800. Later editions, some merly referring to it as "a farce", include ones by D. Longworth, New York, in 1804, by J. Cawthorn in London in 1808, one by W.Oxberry, W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, London in 1822 (with a preface and all stage directions for the Oxberry production of the play) and one by John Cumberland in London in 1826. | Published in a variety of editions: As a musical farce in one act by Thomas Hailes Lacy in London, and as a musical farce in two acts by J. Cumberland in London - both in 1800. Later editions, some merly referring to it as "a farce", include ones by D. Longworth, New York, in 1804, by J. Cawthorn in London in 1808, one by W.Oxberry, W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, London in 1822 (with a preface and all stage directions for the Oxberry production of the play) and one by John Cumberland in London in 1826. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
4 August, 1848: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the 6th Royal Regiment") in the [[Garrison Theatre]], with as afterpiece ''[[The Irishman in London]]'' (Macready). | 4 August, 1848: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the 6th Royal Regiment") in the [[Garrison Theatre]], with as afterpiece ''[[The Irishman in London]]'' (Macready). | ||
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https://archive.org/details/revieworwagsofwi00colmuoft | https://archive.org/details/revieworwagsofwi00colmuoft | ||
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https://openlibrary.org/books/OL17809798M/The_review_or_The_wags_of_Windsor | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL17809798M/The_review_or_The_wags_of_Windsor | ||
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Revision as of 06:45, 17 July 2014
A musical farce in one act and/or in two acts (depending on the edition) by George Colman (Jr) 1762-1836.
Contents
The original text
The play was involved in some controversy, for the one character had been based the lead character in Throw physick to the dogs by Henry Lee, (printed in 1809 under title, Caleb Quotem and his wife). Lee however refused Colman the right to publish the sections containing excerpts from his play. Hence Colman then took up the same material from Dibdin's The mad guardian, or, Sunshine after rain, which Colman claimed had been Lee's own original.
In the 1808 Cawthorn edition, the material from Dibdin's play appears[1], while the 1822 edition by Oxberry provides the original material from Lee's play[2].
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, September 2nd, 1800.
Published in a variety of editions: As a musical farce in one act by Thomas Hailes Lacy in London, and as a musical farce in two acts by J. Cumberland in London - both in 1800. Later editions, some merly referring to it as "a farce", include ones by D. Longworth, New York, in 1804, by J. Cawthorn in London in 1808, one by W.Oxberry, W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, London in 1822 (with a preface and all stage directions for the Oxberry production of the play) and one by John Cumberland in London in 1826.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
4 August, 1848: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players ("the 6th Royal Regiment") in the Garrison Theatre, with as afterpiece The Irishman in London (Macready).
Sources
https://archive.org/details/revieworwagsofwi00colmuoft
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL17705920 M/The_review_or_The_wags_of_Windsor])
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL17809798M/The_review_or_The_wags_of_Windsor
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
