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''[[The Snake in the Grass]]'' is a play by [[I.R. Taylor]] (fl mid 1800s). | ''[[The Snake in the Grass]]'' is a play by [[I.R. Taylor]] (fl mid 1800s). | ||
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Written in 1867, it is perhaps a dramatization of ''The Snake in the Grass'' , a serial novel by Pierce Egan the Younger (''The London Journal'' , 8 May 1858 - 27 Nov. 1858, in No. 720). | Written in 1867, it is perhaps a dramatization of ''The Snake in the Grass'' , a serial novel by Pierce Egan the Younger (''The London Journal'' , 8 May 1858 - 27 Nov. 1858, in No. 720). | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1867-8: Performed by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] in their 1867-1868 season. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.295 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 05:26, 25 June 2020
The Snake in the Grass is a play by I.R. Taylor (fl mid 1800s).
Contents
The original text
Written in 1867, it is perhaps a dramatization of The Snake in the Grass , a serial novel by Pierce Egan the Younger (The London Journal , 8 May 1858 - 27 Nov. 1858, in No. 720).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1867-8: Performed by the Le Roy and Duret Company in their 1867-1868 season.
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.295
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
