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Revision as of 05:50, 1 October 2018
The Spitalfields Weaver is a burletta in one act by Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839)[1]
Also found as
F.C.L. Bosman (1928) often has the author's name as "Bayley", possibly an error in his sources on South African performances.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the St James's Theatre, London, on 10 February, 1838. First printed in London by Chapman and Hall in 1838. Reprinted many times in the 19th century.
Apparently from an unidentified French original, though completely Anglicised.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1854: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players, on 5 June, with The Rent Day (Jerrold) and The Queen's Horse (Honan and Planché), with Mr Kirton as "Simmons".
1854: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players, on 18 September, with Honesty is the Best Policy (Lemon) and Middle Temple (Peake), as a benefit for Mr Kirton.
1876: Performed in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town by the Disney Roebuck company (managed by C. Wilstone) on 9 May, with Aurora Floyd (Braddon et al.).
Sources
http://www.tigerbooks-online.com/book/6914/bayly-thomas-haynes
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 407-9,
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