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| − | ''[[The Rosebud of Stinging-nettle Farm, or the Villainous Squire and the Virtuous Villager]]'' is a one-act play by Henry | + | ''[[The Rosebud of Stinging-nettle Farm, or the Villainous Squire and the Virtuous Villager]]'' is a one-act play by Henry James Byron (1835-1884)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron] |
Also found as ''[[The Rosebud of Stingingnettle Farm, or the Villainous Squire and the Virtuous Villager]]'' or simply ''[[The Rosebud of Stinging-nettle Farm]]''. | Also found as ''[[The Rosebud of Stingingnettle Farm, or the Villainous Squire and the Virtuous Villager]]'' or simply ''[[The Rosebud of Stinging-nettle Farm]]''. | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Adapted and performed as a "grand ballet divertissement" called '''''[[The Belle of the Village]]''''' by an anonymous author in 1865. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1865: Performed as ''[[The Belle of the Village]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 4 December by the [[Ray and Cooper]] company, with ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' | + | 1865: Performed as '''''[[The Belle of the Village]]''''' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 4 December by the [[Ray and Cooper]] company, with ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake). |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosebud-Stingingnettle-Villanous-virtuous-villager/dp/124117959X | https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosebud-Stingingnettle-Villanous-virtuous-villager/dp/124117959X | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron | ||
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'', Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA296&lpg=PA296&dq=Rosebud+of+Stinging+Nettle+Farm,+or+the+Villainous+Squire+and+the+Virtuous+Villager&source=bl&ots=j086ukL4mA&sig=13Yail_zXUPDdo0hSkfEflxHTxI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY0PihmZ3aAhVpAsAKHRShDPYQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=Rosebud%20of%20Stinging%20Nettle%20Farm%2C%20or%20the%20Villainous%20Squire%20and%20the%20Virtuous%20Villager&f=false] | Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'', Cambridge University Press[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA296&lpg=PA296&dq=Rosebud+of+Stinging+Nettle+Farm,+or+the+Villainous+Squire+and+the+Virtuous+Villager&source=bl&ots=j086ukL4mA&sig=13Yail_zXUPDdo0hSkfEflxHTxI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY0PihmZ3aAhVpAsAKHRShDPYQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=Rosebud%20of%20Stinging%20Nettle%20Farm%2C%20or%20the%20Villainous%20Squire%20and%20the%20Virtuous%20Villager&f=false] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:13, 27 July 2020
The Rosebud of Stinging-nettle Farm, or the Villainous Squire and the Virtuous Villager is a one-act play by Henry James Byron (1835-1884)[1]
Also found as The Rosebud of Stingingnettle Farm, or the Villainous Squire and the Virtuous Villager or simply The Rosebud of Stinging-nettle Farm.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Crystal Palace, 1862 and the Adelphi Theatre London on 9 September 1863. Published by Samuel French in 1862.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted and performed as a "grand ballet divertissement" called The Belle of the Village by an anonymous author in 1865.
Performance history in South Africa
1865: Performed as The Belle of the Village in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 4 December by the Ray and Cooper company, with The Lonely Man of the Ocean (Blake).
Sources
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosebud-Stingingnettle-Villanous-virtuous-villager/dp/124117959X
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900, Cambridge University Press[2]
https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/5560138
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 192
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