The Snake in the Grass

From ESAT
Revision as of 05:32, 25 July 2020 by Satj (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

The Snake in the Grass is a play by I.R. Taylor (fl mid 1800s).

The original text

Probably written in 1867 by the local Cape Town author, I.R. Taylor 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 by the Le Roy and Duret Company as part of their repertoire during their 1867-1868 season in Cape Town.

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