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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.) |
Revision as of 06:11, 17 July 2021
What Happened to Jones is a farce by George Howells Broadhurst (1866-1952)[].
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Strand Theatre, London,
Translations and adaptations
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").
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happened_to_Jones_(play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Broadhurst
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
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