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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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| − | + | Probably written in 1867 by the local Cape Town author, [[I.R. Taylor]] (fl. mid 1800s) and suggested to have been an original work, the play may have been inspired by (or based on) ''The Snake in the Grass'' , a serial novel by Pierce Egan the Younger (1814-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_Egan_the_Younger] , published in ''The London Journal'' , 8 May 1858 - 27 Nov. 1858, No. 720. | |
| − | Return to [[ | + | The play was first performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] as part of their repertoire during their 1867-1868 season in Cape Town. |
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| − | Return to [[ | + | Originally advertised with the subtitle ''Clouds in Holland and Sunshine in Africa'', "a Dutch story of Van Riebeeck's time", it was eventually billed as ''[[ The Snake in the Grass]]'', "A Tale of Holland and the Cape". |
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1867: First performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 December, with ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and a dance by [[Miss Clara]]. | ||
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| + | 1867: Performed by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 9 December, with ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché) and a "new" dance by [[Miss Clara]]. | ||
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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 [[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 [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 2 August 2020
The Snake in the Grass is a play by I.R. Taylor (fl mid 1800s).
Contents
The original text
Probably written in 1867 by the local Cape Town author, I.R. Taylor (fl. mid 1800s) and suggested to have been an original work, the play may have been inspired by (or based on) The Snake in the Grass , a serial novel by Pierce Egan the Younger (1814-1880)[1] , published in The London Journal , 8 May 1858 - 27 Nov. 1858, No. 720.
The play was first performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the Le Roy and Duret Company as part of their repertoire during their 1867-1868 season in Cape Town.
Originally advertised with the subtitle Clouds in Holland and Sunshine in Africa, "a Dutch story of Van Riebeeck's time", it was eventually billed as The Snake in the Grass, "A Tale of Holland and the Cape".
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1867: First performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the Le Roy and Duret company in the Theatre Royal, Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 December, with The Lottery Ticket (Beazley) and a dance by Miss Clara.
1867: Performed by the Le Roy and Duret company in the Theatre Royal, Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 9 December, with The Loan of a Lover (Planché) and a "new" dance by Miss Clara.
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
