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Adaptor 1 Moore, William
Date of First Production
1785, May
Title Fashionable Raillery
Director
William Moore
Place of First Production
Pontac Hotel, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Secondary Materials
*Jewitt, A. R. "Early Halifax Theatres." The Dalhousie Review 5 (1926): 444-59.
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Adaptor 1 Bibliography
*Bourassa, André G. "La culture française dans l'axe Montréal-New York aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. La filière théâtrale." L'Annuaire théâtral 13-14 (1993): 111-72. Revised and rpt. in "La filière théâtrale: 4. Des troupes qui passent, d'autres qui demeurent." Théâtrales. L'Université de Québec à Montréal.
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Synopsis "This entertainment apparently consisted of satirical readings by Mr. Moore, selected scenes from well-known plays, imitations of dramatic characters (Falstaff, Pistol, Lord Foppington, and others), relieved by dancing and singing, the performance being varied each night" (Jewitt 445).
Keywords
Professional
Adaptation of
1 Henry IV
2 Henry IV
The Merry Wives of Windsor
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