Buried Alive, or The Visit to Japan

Buried Alive, or The Visit to Japan is a melodrama, adapted from an unnamed French comedy by H. M'Pherson.

Sometimes simply referred to as Buried Alive, a title found for a number of works.

The original text
The English version was first performed in English in Newcastle-on-Tyne Amphitheatre, May 1 1799(??)

Performance history in South Africa
1855: Performed in Cape Town on Thursday 26 July by Sefton Parry as part of his farewell performance, alongside A Phenomenon in a Smock Frock (Brough) and The Lottery Ticket (Beazley).

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