John Overy, or The Miser of Southwark Ferry

John Overy, or The Miser of Southwark Ferry is a melodrama in three acts by Douglas Jerrold (1803 – 1857)

(Also published as John Overy, the Miser of the Southwark Ferry)

The original text
First performed at the Royal Surrey theatre in April 1829, printed in London by T. Richardson, [1829]

Performance history in South Africa
1831:  Initially announced for 13 August, but finally performed on 17 August by the All the World's a Stage in the African Theatre, as afterpiece to Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare).

1833: Performed on 17 August by the All the World's a Stage in the African Theatre, with a performance on the slack rope by Monsieur Dupree and The Haunted Inn, or How to Lay a Ghost (Peake) as afterpiece.

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