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| − | ''[[The Upholsterer]]'' is a two-act farce by Arthur Murphy[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Murphy_(writer)]. | + | ''[[The Upholsterer]]'' is a two-act farce by Arthur Murphy (1727–1805)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Murphy_(writer)]. |
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1807: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on Saturday 12 September, with ''[[All the World's a Stage]]'' (Jackman). | + | 1807: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on Saturday 12 September, with ''[[All the World's a Stage]]'' (Jackman). Among the cast members were [[Mrs Kinniburgh]] and [[Mr Stuart]] (who performed a song, for which he had written five couplets). |
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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. 73, | + | [[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. 73, 75, |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:52, 5 November 2016
The Upholsterer is a two-act farce by Arthur Murphy (1727–1805)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed in London in 1758. First published in 1758 in Glasgow.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1807: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on Saturday 12 September, with All the World's a Stage (Jackman). Among the cast members were Mrs Kinniburgh and Mr Stuart (who performed a song, for which he had written five couplets).
Sources
http://projects.chass.utoronto.ca/prescrip/18thcComedy/plays/74_murp_upholsterer.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Murphy_(writer)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 73, 75,
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