The Spare Bed, or The Shower Bath

The Spare Bed, or The Shower Bath is a farce in two acts by Frederick Fox Cooper (1806-1879 - also known as Fox Cooper).

(Also referred to as The Spare Bed)

The original text
Performed at the Surrey Theatre, 7 July 1833 and the Victoria Theatre,  8 July 1833 (?). Published by J. Cumberland in 1833.

Performance history in South Africa
1853: Performed as The Spare Bed in The Lyceum by the Port Elizabeth Dramatic Society on 22 October, with selections from Henry IV and An Unwarrantable Intrusion (Morton).

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