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A farce in two acts by William Thomas (W.T.) Moncrieff (1794-1857). (Sometimes only listed as ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom]]'').  Founded on a story of the same name in ''The Sketch Book'' by Washington Irving (published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. in serial form 1819 and 1820).  
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''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself]]'' is a  farce in two acts by William Thomas (W.T.) Moncrieff (1794-1857)[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moncrieff,_William_Thomas_(DNB00)].
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The play is sometimes listed as ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom]]'' only .   
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== The original text ==
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Founded on a story of the same name in ''The Sketch Book'' by Washington Irving (published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. in serial form 1819 and 1820).  
  
 
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Monday, July 2, 1821 by Elliston.
 
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Monday, July 2, 1821 by Elliston.
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
  
 
1831: Performed by [[All the World's a Stage]] under the management of Mr Booth in the [[African Theatre]] on 17 December, 1831 as afterpiece to ''[[Der Freischütz]]'' (Weber) and ''[[The Lawyer in the Sack]]''.
 
1831: Performed by [[All the World's a Stage]] under the management of Mr Booth in the [[African Theatre]] on 17 December, 1831 as afterpiece to ''[[Der Freischütz]]'' (Weber) and ''[[The Lawyer in the Sack]]''.
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1838: It was apparently performed in Grahamstown as ''[[The Castle Spectre, or The Ghost of Evelina]]'' in this year by the [[Grahamstown Amateur Company]], performing under the motto [[Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense]] (Though there is some difference of opinion between [[F.C.L. Bosman]] and [[P.W. Laidler]] on whether it was not perhaps a performance in Cape Town - see  [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 388-9).
 
1838: It was apparently performed in Grahamstown as ''[[The Castle Spectre, or The Ghost of Evelina]]'' in this year by the [[Grahamstown Amateur Company]], performing under the motto [[Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense]] (Though there is some difference of opinion between [[F.C.L. Bosman]] and [[P.W. Laidler]] on whether it was not perhaps a performance in Cape Town - see  [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 388-9).
  
==Translations and adaptations==
 
  
 
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http://www.worldcat.org/title/spectre-bridegroom/oclc/56886389?referer=di&ht=edition
 
http://www.worldcat.org/title/spectre-bridegroom/oclc/56886389?referer=di&ht=edition
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 208, 218, 225, 389.
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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. 208, 218, 225, 389.
  
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Revision as of 05:00, 11 June 2016

The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself is a farce in two acts by William Thomas (W.T.) Moncrieff (1794-1857)[1].

The play is sometimes listed as The Spectre Bridegroom only .

The original text

Founded on a story of the same name in The Sketch Book by Washington Irving (published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. in serial form 1819 and 1820).

First performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Monday, July 2, 1821 by Elliston.

Published in London and New York in 1821. Printed by J. Tabby, 1821.


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1831: Performed by All the World's a Stage under the management of Mr Booth in the African Theatre on 17 December, 1831 as afterpiece to Der Freischütz (Weber) and The Lawyer in the Sack.

1833: Performed, with Wild Oats (O'Keefe), as part of a "Farewell Benefit" for Mr Booth by All the World's a Stage in the African Theatre on 5 March, 1833.

1838: Performed by the English Amateur Company in the Cape Town Theatre on 13 October, 1838, as afterpiece to Ambrose Guinett, or a Sea-Side Story (Jerrold). The name of the author is wrongly spelled "Moncrieffe" in the source for this production. (According to Bosman (1928), this was to be the last production mounted in the African Theatre before it was sold and turned into a church, and it was also the last production by English amateurs in Cape Town till 1843, for the Methodist movement to close the theatres had temporarily won the battle.)

1838: It was apparently performed in Grahamstown as The Castle Spectre, or The Ghost of Evelina in this year by the Grahamstown Amateur Company, performing under the motto Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Though there is some difference of opinion between F.C.L. Bosman and P.W. Laidler on whether it was not perhaps a performance in Cape Town - see Bosman, 1928: pp. 388-9).


Sources

Copy of the text in the Internet Archive[2]

Copy of Samuel French text[3]

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moncrieff,_William_Thomas_(DNB00)

Worldcat website[4]

http://www.worldcat.org/title/spectre-bridegroom/oclc/56886389?referer=di&ht=edition

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [5]: pp. 208, 218, 225, 389.

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