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''[[Who Killed Cock Robin?]]'' is the title of an English nursery rhyme, and has often been much as a title and a murder archetype in stories, plays and films. | ''[[Who Killed Cock Robin?]]'' is the title of an English nursery rhyme, and has often been much as a title and a murder archetype in stories, plays and films. | ||
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'''''Below we list works performed in South Africa.''''' | '''''Below we list works performed in South Africa.''''' | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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1866: Performed by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]], aided by "A Host of Amateur Voluntary Aid", in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 25 October, as a benefit for Le Roy, along with a "''[[Musical Melange]]''" by the [[Darkie Serenaders]] and "Mr [[Percy Howard]]", a dance ("La Cachuca") by [[Mrs Brazier]] and [[Mrs Luin]], a farewell address by [[Mrs Duret]] and an "Amusing sketch, arranged for the occasion" called ''[[Left the Stage, or Thornton Worrying Le Roy]]''. | 1866: Performed by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]], aided by "A Host of Amateur Voluntary Aid", in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 25 October, as a benefit for Le Roy, along with a "''[[Musical Melange]]''" by the [[Darkie Serenaders]] and "Mr [[Percy Howard]]", a dance ("La Cachuca") by [[Mrs Brazier]] and [[Mrs Luin]], a farewell address by [[Mrs Duret]] and an "Amusing sketch, arranged for the occasion" called ''[[Left the Stage, or Thornton Worrying Le Roy]]''. | ||
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Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press. | Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900'' Cambridge University Press. | ||
Revision as of 06:20, 19 June 2020
Who Killed Cock Robin? is the title of an English nursery rhyme, and has often been much as a title and a murder archetype in stories, plays and films.
For the text and more about the nursery rhyme and its influence, see "Cock Robin" in Wikipedia[1].
Below we list works performed in South Africa.
Contents
Who Killed Cock Robin? by Charles Matthews
A comedy written by Charles Matthews ()[], it was first performed on 13 November, 1865 in the Haymarket Theatre, London, and published by L.C. Lacy in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed by the Le Roy-Duret Company, aided by "A Host of Amateur Voluntary Aid", in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on 25 October, as a benefit for Le Roy, along with a "Musical Melange" by the Darkie Serenaders and "Mr Percy Howard", a dance ("La Cachuca") by Mrs Brazier and Mrs Luin, a farewell address by Mrs Duret and an "Amusing sketch, arranged for the occasion" called Left the Stage, or Thornton Worrying Le Roy.
Sources
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press.
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.213
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