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''[[The Talk of the Town]]'' is an extremely popular title
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''[[The Talk of the Town]]'' is an extremely popular title in the arts.
  
Often used 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.
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Often used for plays (e.g. a 1896 comedy by by A.E. Drinkwater, 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'''
 
'''Below we list only plays by this title performed in South Africa'''
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==The original text==
 
==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).
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Also known as '''''[[The Talk of the Town, or Agnes Bramber]]''''', it was 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
 
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== 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]].
 
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]].

Revision as of 06:46, 21 June 2021

The Talk of the Town is an extremely popular title in the arts.

Often used for plays (e.g. a 1896 comedy by by A.E. Drinkwater, 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 was 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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