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''[[The Scapegrace, or I've Been Roaming]]'' is a burletta in one  act by John B. Buckstone.
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''[[The Scapegrace, or I've Been Roaming]]'' is a burletta in one  act by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone]
  
Sometimes simply referred to as ''[[The Scapegrace]]'', e.g. by [[F.C.L. Bosman]].  
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Sometimes simply referred to as ''[[The Scapegrace]]'' (e.g. by [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928).  
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== The original text ==
  
 
First performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in March 1828.  
 
First performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in March 1828.  
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1832: Performed by [[All the World's a Stage]] as ''[[The Scapegrace]]'', with ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' and a "new Ballet Dance" called ''[[Jack at the Cape, or All Alive Among the Hottentots!]]''. The evening was was presented in [[The African Theatre]] on 7 January - ostensibly as [[Mr Booth]]'s farewell performance before leaving the colony (though he played again in January and November).
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== Sources ==
  
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone
  
 
https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/m27d.htm#Label021
 
https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/m27d.htm#Label021
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 219,
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Latest revision as of 07:20, 28 April 2017

The Scapegrace, or I've Been Roaming is a burletta in one act by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879)[1]

Sometimes simply referred to as The Scapegrace (e.g. by F.C.L. Bosman, 1928).


The original text

First performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in March 1828.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1832: Performed by All the World's a Stage as The Scapegrace, with The Merchant of Venice and a "new Ballet Dance" called Jack at the Cape, or All Alive Among the Hottentots!. The evening was was presented in The African Theatre on 7 January - ostensibly as Mr Booth's farewell performance before leaving the colony (though he played again in January and November).

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone

https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/m27d.htm#Label021

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 219,

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

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