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− | 1900: Performed as by the visiting company led by [[Charles Arnold]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in January, with a cast that included five of the original performers from the London premiere. The cast included [[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") | + | 1900: Performed as by the visiting company led by [[Charles Arnold]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in January, with a cast that included five of the original performers from the London premiere. The cast included [[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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Revision as of 06:01, 17 July 2021
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Strand Theatre, London,
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1900: Performed as by the visiting company led by Charles Arnold in the Opera House, Cape Town, in January, with a cast that included five of the original performers from the London premiere. The cast included 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
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.203-205
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