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''[[What Happened to Jones]]'' is a farce by George Howells Broadhurst (1866-1952)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Broadhurst].
 
''[[What Happened to Jones]]'' is a farce by George Howells Broadhurst (1866-1952)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Broadhurst].
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Also found as '''''[[What Happened to Jones?]]'''''.
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
After warmup performances in New Haven, Connecticut, it opened at the Manhattan Theatre on Broadway on August 30, 1897. In London the play opened at The Strand on 9 April, 1898 (playing for 383 performances). [[Charles Arnold]] starred in this production, and then took it on an international tour of the colonies, including to Australia and South Africa.
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After warmup performances in New Haven, Connecticut, it opened at the Manhattan Theatre on Broadway on August 30, 1897. In London the play opened at The Strand on 9 April, 1898 (playing for 383 performances). [[Charles Arnold]] starred in this production, and then took it on international tours of the colonies, including to Australia (1900 and 1902) and South Africa (1899-1900), playing it as a double bill with ''[[An Empty Stocking]]'' (Wright).
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
Three silent film versions were made of the play, directed by Fred Mace in 1915[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1915_film)], in 1920 featuring Bryant Washburn, and 1926 directed by William A. Seiter.
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Three silent film versions were made of the play, directed by Fred Mace in 1915[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1915_film)], directed by James Cruze in 1920[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1920_film)] and directed by William A. Seiter in 1926[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1926_film)] (the poster in this case lists it as as '''''[[What Happened to Jones?]]''''').  
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
  
1900: Performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in January, by a visiting company led by [[Charles Arnold]] that included five of the original performers from the London premiere. The full cast consisted of [[Charles Arnold]] (as "Jones"), [[Frederick B. Sharp]] (as "Ebenezer Goodby"), [[Frank H. Denton]] (as "Richard Heatherley"), [[E.W. Thomas]] (as "Thomas Holder"), [[Fred. W. Leonard]] (as "William Bigbee"), [[Hugh Ardale]] (as "Henry Fuller"), [[Agness Nights]] (as "Mrs Goodby"), [[Dot Frederic]] (as "Cissy"), [[Eugene Magnus]] (as "Marjorie"), [[Beatrice Mervyn]] (as "Minerva"), [[Sallie Booth]] (as "Alvina Starlight") and [[Ada Lee]] (as "Helma").
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1899: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban, on 19 December by a visiting company led by [[Charles Arnold]] (referred to as  [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]] in some sources), as a double bill with ''[[An Empty Stocking]]'' (Wright). 
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1900: Performed by [[Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company]] in the [[Opera House]] Cape Town on 20 January.  According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), the production  included five of the original performers from the London premiere. The full cast consisted of [[Charles Arnold]] (as "Jones"), [[Frederick B. Sharp]] (as "Ebenezer Goodby"), [[Frank H. Denton]] (as "Richard Heatherley"), [[E.W. Thomas]] (as "Thomas Holder"), [[Fred. W. Leonard]] (as "William Bigbee"), [[Hugh Ardale]] (as "Henry Fuller"), [[Agness Nights]] (as "Mrs Goodby"), [[Dot Frederic]] (as "Cissy"), [[Eugene Magnus]] (as "Marjorie"), [[Beatrice Mervyn]] (as "Minerva"), [[Sallie Booth]] (as "Alvina Starlight") and [[Ada Lee]] (as "Helma").
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(play)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(play)
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https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/66638
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Broadhurst
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Broadhurst
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1915_film)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1915_film)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1920_film)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1926_film)
  
 
[[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.407-8  
 
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.407-8  
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[[Walter Greyvenstein]] 1988a. ''The History and Development of Children's Theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]].
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 06:57, 20 August 2021

What Happened to Jones is a farce by George Howells Broadhurst (1866-1952)[1].

Also found as What Happened to Jones?.

The original text

After warmup performances in New Haven, Connecticut, it opened at the Manhattan Theatre on Broadway on August 30, 1897. In London the play opened at The Strand on 9 April, 1898 (playing for 383 performances). Charles Arnold starred in this production, and then took it on international tours of the colonies, including to Australia (1900 and 1902) and South Africa (1899-1900), playing it as a double bill with An Empty Stocking (Wright).

Translations and adaptations

Three silent film versions were made of the play, directed by Fred Mace in 1915[2], directed by James Cruze in 1920[3] and directed by William A. Seiter in 1926[4] (the poster in this case lists it as as What Happened to Jones?).

Performance history in South Africa

1899: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Durban, on 19 December by a visiting company led by Charles Arnold (referred to as Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company in some sources), as a double bill with An Empty Stocking (Wright).

1900: Performed by Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company in the Opera House Cape Town on 20 January. According to D.C. Boonzaier (1923), the production included five of the original performers from the London premiere. The full cast consisted of Charles Arnold (as "Jones"), Frederick B. Sharp (as "Ebenezer Goodby"), Frank H. Denton (as "Richard Heatherley"), E.W. Thomas (as "Thomas Holder"), Fred. W. Leonard (as "William Bigbee"), Hugh Ardale (as "Henry Fuller"), Agness Nights (as "Mrs Goodby"), Dot Frederic (as "Cissy"), Eugene Magnus (as "Marjorie"), Beatrice Mervyn (as "Minerva"), Sallie Booth (as "Alvina Starlight") and Ada Lee (as "Helma").

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(play)

https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/66638

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1915_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1920_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(1926_film)

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: pp.407-8

Walter Greyvenstein 1988a. The History and Development of Children's Theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.

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