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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==
  
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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.  
  
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]]'' (Johnstone) by Coock and Tanner.
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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, 264
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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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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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