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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 in the arts.
  
Also found as '''''[[The Talk of the Town, or Agnes Bramber]]'''''
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Often used for plays (e.g. a 1896 comedy by by A.E. Drinkwater, a 1905 musical by Seymour Hicks, a  2005 musical comedy by Ginny Redington and Tom Dawes and a 2012 play by Emma Donoghue), films, novels and short stories,  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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'''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 musical comedy by Ginny Redington and Tom Dawes, nor the many films, novels and musical pieces by this name. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_of_the_Town.)''
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The title has also been used by authors in South Africa, eg, for [[Fred Khumalo]]'s collection of short stories, published by [[Kwela Books]] in 2019.[http://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780795708985]
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=''[[The Talk of the Town]]'' by Albert Edwin Drinkwater (1851–1923)[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Drinkwater%2C%20Albert%20E.%20(Albert%20Edwin)]=
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
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
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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.
 
 
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
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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 by the [[Sass-Nelson Musical Comedy Company]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in February, featuring [[William Cromwell]] and [[Chrissie Leonard]].
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
 
[[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|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]]: pp.203-205
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[[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 [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA351&lpg=PA351&dq=The+Talk+of+the+Town+a+play+by+Drinkwater&source=bl&ots=j184prJ9tz&sig=ACfU3U3fXzm3iL1bzgAMDtOam0Iqo6vlNg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwif0dXB6LTwAhUrTxUIHSdqC54Q6AEwBHoECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=The%20Talk%20of%20the%20Town%20a%20play%20by%20Drinkwater&f=false]
 
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press: p. 351 [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=u9s8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA351&lpg=PA351&dq=The+Talk+of+the+Town+a+play+by+Drinkwater&source=bl&ots=j184prJ9tz&sig=ACfU3U3fXzm3iL1bzgAMDtOam0Iqo6vlNg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwif0dXB6LTwAhUrTxUIHSdqC54Q6AEwBHoECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=The%20Talk%20of%20the%20Town%20a%20play%20by%20Drinkwater&f=false]
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http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Drinkwater%2C%20Albert%20E.%20(Albert%20Edwin)
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https://www.playscripts.com/play/2116#productions
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_of_the_Town
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https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/oct/08/talk-of-the-town-review
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https://www.emmadonoghue.com/stage/the-talk-of-the-town.html
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http://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780795708985
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]

Latest revision as of 07:05, 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, a 2005 musical comedy by Ginny Redington and Tom Dawes and a 2012 play by Emma Donoghue), films, novels and short stories, 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 title has also been used by authors in South Africa, eg, for Fred Khumalo's collection of short stories, published by Kwela Books in 2019.[1]

The Talk of the Town by Albert Edwin Drinkwater (1851–1923)[2]

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 [3]

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Drinkwater%2C%20Albert%20E.%20(Albert%20Edwin)

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

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

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/oct/08/talk-of-the-town-review

https://www.emmadonoghue.com/stage/the-talk-of-the-town.html

http://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780795708985

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