Domestic Economy

Domestic Economy is a farce by Mark Lemon (1809-1870).

The original text
First performed at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, London in 1849. Originally published by Abel Heywood & Son Ltd., Manchester. Also published by John Dicks, with Buckstone's Good for Nothing, in  1897(?).

Performance history in South Africa
1855: Performed on Monday 2 July in the Drawing Room Theatre in Cape Town by Sefton Parry, along with Delicate Ground, or Paris in 1793 (Dance) and Monsieur Jacques (Barnett)

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