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| − | ''[[Who's Who? or The Double Imposture]]'' is a farce by John Poole ()[]. | + | ''[[Who's Who? or The Double Imposture]]'' is a farce by John Poole (1786–1872)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Poole_(playwright)]. |
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| − | First performed | + | First performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1815. Published by Whittingham and Arliss, London, in the same year, with a second edition published in 1816. |
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
1846: Performed on Thursday 20 August, probably by [[All the World's a Stage]], in the [[Victoria Theatre]] in Hoop Street, with ''[[The Village Lawyer]]'' (Macready) as afterpiece and the interlude ''[[Fortune's Frolic]]''. | 1846: Performed on Thursday 20 August, probably by [[All the World's a Stage]], in the [[Victoria Theatre]] in Hoop Street, with ''[[The Village Lawyer]]'' (Macready) as afterpiece and the interlude ''[[Fortune's Frolic]]''. | ||
| + | 1871: Performed as ''[[Who's Who]]'' by a regimental "Dramatic Club" (the sources are unclear about the precise name of the company, it was possibly an outflow of - or a company founded in affiliation with - the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]]'s dramatic company) in the [[Theatre Royal, Main Barracks]], Cape Town, on 6 May, with ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' (Morton) and ''[[Sarah's Young Man]]'' (Suter). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the 1816 edition of the text, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ZlQVAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=Who's+Who?+or+The+Double+Imposture+by+Poole&source=bl&ots=2CKthYtbrk&sig=VcypIj3-NfQSugYFqiYbJhiHa8I&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjkjKXG1I7NAhVKD8AKHTIiC9MQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=Who's%20Who%3F%20or%20The%20Double%20Imposture%20by%20Poole&f=false] | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Poole_(playwright) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: p. 184 | ||
| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 267 | ||
| + | [[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708. | ||
| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
| − | + | == Return to == | |
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 05:57, 21 April 2021
Who's Who? or The Double Imposture is a farce by John Poole (1786–1872)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1815. Published by Whittingham and Arliss, London, in the same year, with a second edition published in 1816.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1846: Performed on Thursday 20 August, probably by All the World's a Stage, in the Victoria Theatre in Hoop Street, with The Village Lawyer (Macready) as afterpiece and the interlude Fortune's Frolic.
1871: Performed as Who's Who by a regimental "Dramatic Club" (the sources are unclear about the precise name of the company, it was possibly an outflow of - or a company founded in affiliation with - the Cape Town Institute and Club's dramatic company) in the Theatre Royal, Main Barracks, Cape Town, on 6 May, with Slasher and Crasher (Morton) and Sarah's Young Man (Suter).
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1816 edition of the text, Google E-book[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Poole_(playwright)
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: p. 184
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 267
William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
