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''[[The Talk of the Town]]'' is a comedy by the actor and playwright Albert Edwin Drinkwater (1851–1923)[]
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''[[The Talk of the Town]]'' is an extremely popular title for plays (e.g. a 1905 musical by Seymour Hicks, and a 2005 musical comedy by Ginny Redington and Tom Dawes), films, novels,  musical pieces and other works of art and entertainment, including venues (especially night clubs). For a partial listing, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_of_the_Town.
  
Also found as '''''[[The Talk of the Town, or Agnes Bramber]]'''''
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'''Below we list only plays by this title performed in South Africa'''
  
''Not to be confused with other stage works such as the 1905 musical by Seymour Hicks, the 2005 musical comedy by Ginny Redington and Tom Dawes, nor the many films, novels and musical pieces by this name.
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=''[[The Talk of the Town]]'' by Albert Edwin Drinkwater (1851–1923)[]=
(For a partial listing, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_of_the_Town.)''
 
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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Also known as '''''[[The Talk of the Town, or Agnes Bramber]]''''', it is a comedy written by the actor and playwright Albert Edwin Drinkwater (1851–1923)[] (the father of the playwright John Drinkwater).
  
 
First performed as ''[[The Talk of the Town]]'' in Cork on 4 December, 1896 and as  ''[[The Talk of the Town, or Agnes Bramber]]'' in Bath
 
First performed as ''[[The Talk of the Town]]'' in Cork on 4 December, 1896 and as  ''[[The Talk of the Town, or Agnes Bramber]]'' in Bath

Revision as of 06:41, 21 June 2021

The Talk of the Town is an extremely popular title for plays (e.g. a 1905 musical by Seymour Hicks, and a 2005 musical comedy by Ginny Redington and Tom Dawes), films, novels, musical pieces and other works of art and entertainment, including venues (especially night clubs). For a partial listing, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_of_the_Town.

Below we list only plays by this title performed in South Africa

The Talk of the Town by Albert Edwin Drinkwater (1851–1923)[]

The original text

Also known as The Talk of the Town, or Agnes Bramber, it is a comedy written by the actor and playwright Albert Edwin Drinkwater (1851–1923)[] (the father of the playwright John Drinkwater).

First performed as The Talk of the Town in Cork on 4 December, 1896 and as The Talk of the Town, or Agnes Bramber in Bath

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1905: Performed as The Talk of the Town by the Sass-Nelson Musical Comedy Company in the Opera House, Cape Town, in February, featuring William Cromwell and Chrissie Leonard.

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.422

Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press: p. 351 [1]

https://www.playscripts.com/play/2116#productions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_of_the_Town

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