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''[[To Paris and Back for Five Pounds]]'' is a play  by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton].  
 
''[[To Paris and Back for Five Pounds]]'' is a play  by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton].  
  
Also found as ''[[To Paris and Back for £5]]'' or ''[[To Paris and Back, for Five Pounds]]''
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Also found as '''''[[To Paris and Back for £5]]''''' or '''''[[To Paris and Back, for Five Pounds]]''
 
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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
 
First performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London on 5 February, 1853 and published by Thomas Hailes Lacy as Volume 9 of Lacy's acting edition.  Also in Issue 466 of 19th century British drama, Issue 43 of French's American drama.  
 
First performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London on 5 February, 1853 and published by Thomas Hailes Lacy as Volume 9 of Lacy's acting edition.  Also in Issue 466 of 19th century British drama, Issue 43 of French's American drama.  
  
While the play is normally attributed to J.M. Morton[https://books.google.co.za/books/about/To_Paris_and_Back_for_Five_Pounds.html?id=QfcmtAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y],  a recent Google search also brought up a version attributed to "C.A.F. Wood"[https://books.google.co.za/books/about/To_Paris_and_Back_for_Five_Pounds.html?id=VRvMsgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y] (or in another entry[https://books.google.co.za/books/about/To_Paris_and_Back_for_Five_Pounds.html?id=xMkltAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y], to C.A.F. Wood, J. George Moore, James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell, John Maddison Morton, Samuel D. Johnson, Thomas Haynes Bayly, '''AND''' Thomas Morton), published in French's American drama. The acting edition, no. 76 and The Minor drama. no. 78 by S. French & son, in 1856. It seems quite probable that the whole cast of the first production has been cited as "authors" in this case.
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While the play is normally attributed to J.M. Morton[https://books.google.co.za/books/about/To_Paris_and_Back_for_Five_Pounds.html?id=QfcmtAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y],  a recent Google search also brought up a version attributed to "C.A.F. Wood"[https://books.google.co.za/books/about/To_Paris_and_Back_for_Five_Pounds.html?id=VRvMsgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y] or, in another entry, to a whole team consisting of C.A.F. Wood, J. George Moore, James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell, John Maddison Morton, Samuel D. Johnson, Thomas Haynes Bayly, '''AND''' Thomas Morton[https://books.google.co.za/books/about/To_Paris_and_Back_for_Five_Pounds.html?id=xMkltAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y]), published in French's American drama. The acting edition, no. 76 and The Minor drama. no. 78 by S. French & son, in 1856. It seems quite probable that the whole cast of the first production has been cited as "authors" in this case.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1859: Performed as ''[[To Paris and Back for £5]]'' by the [[Charles Fraser]] and his company in Cape Town with ''[[Ben Bolt]]'' (Johnstone) on 9 May.
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1859: Performed as  ''[[To Paris and Back for £5]]'' in the [[Cape Town Theatre]],  by [[Charles Fraser]] and his  company on 5 April, with ''[[The Golden Farmer]]'' (Webster). They were assisted by "few men and the Band of the [[59th Regiment]].
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1859: Performed as ''[[To Paris and Back for £5]]'' by the [[Charles Fraser]] and his company in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], with ''[[Ben Bolt]]'' (Johnstone).
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1869: Performed as ''[[To Paris and Back for £5]]''  by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on  17 June, with ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand) by Coock and Tanner.
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1871: Performed as ''[[To Paris and Back for £5]]'' in the [[Oddfellows Hall]], Cape Town, by the [[Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company]] on 28 July, with ''[[A Charming Pair]]'' (Morton), as a benefit for the widow and children of Brazier.
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1871: Performed as ''[[To Paris and Back for £5]]'' once more by the [[Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company]] in the [[Catholic Hall]], Cape Town, during August.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://books.google.co.za/books/about/To_Paris_and_Back_for_Five_Pounds.html?id=QfcmtAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
 
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/To_Paris_and_Back_for_Five_Pounds.html?id=QfcmtAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 124,
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 124, 264, 275
  
 
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== Return to ==

Latest revision as of 05:50, 2 July 2021

To Paris and Back for Five Pounds is a play by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[1].

Also found as To Paris and Back for £5 or To Paris and Back, for Five Pounds

The original text

First performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London on 5 February, 1853 and published by Thomas Hailes Lacy as Volume 9 of Lacy's acting edition. Also in Issue 466 of 19th century British drama, Issue 43 of French's American drama.

While the play is normally attributed to J.M. Morton[2], a recent Google search also brought up a version attributed to "C.A.F. Wood"[3] or, in another entry, to a whole team consisting of C.A.F. Wood, J. George Moore, James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell, John Maddison Morton, Samuel D. Johnson, Thomas Haynes Bayly, AND Thomas Morton[4]), published in French's American drama. The acting edition, no. 76 and The Minor drama. no. 78 by S. French & son, in 1856. It seems quite probable that the whole cast of the first production has been cited as "authors" in this case.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1859: Performed as To Paris and Back for £5 in the Cape Town Theatre, by Charles Fraser and his company on 5 April, with The Golden Farmer (Webster). They were assisted by "few men and the Band of the 59th Regiment.

1859: Performed as To Paris and Back for £5 by the Charles Fraser and his company in the Cape Town Theatre, with Ben Bolt (Johnstone).

1869: Performed as To Paris and Back for £5 by the Lanarkshire Dramatic Club (amateur players from the 99th Regiment) in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, on 17 June, with Villikins and his Dinah (Burnand) by Coock and Tanner.

1871: Performed as To Paris and Back for £5 in the Oddfellows Hall, Cape Town, by the Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company on 28 July, with A Charming Pair (Morton), as a benefit for the widow and children of Brazier.

1871: Performed as To Paris and Back for £5 once more by the Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company in the Catholic Hall, Cape Town, during August.

Sources

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

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Morton,_John_Maddison_(DNB00)

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/To_Paris_and_Back_for_Five_Pounds.html?id=VRvMsgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/To_Paris_and_Back_for_Five_Pounds.html?id=xMkltAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/To_Paris_and_Back_for_Five_Pounds.html?id=QfcmtAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 124, 264, 275

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