Amoroso, King of Little Britain

Amoroso, King of Little Britain is theatrical work by James Robinson Planché (1796–1880).

The original text
Subtitled a "Serio-Comick, Bombastick, Operatick Interlude", it was probably inspired by Rhodes's Bombastes Furioso (Rhodes, 1816). Originally written for an amateur performance at a private theatre, it was subsequently performed at Drury Lane, London in 1818. The production was a success and persuaded Planché to take up play-writing full-time.

Performance history in South Africa
1822: Performed by the Garrison Players on 14 September 1822 in the African Theatre, as interlude between The Point of Honour (Kemble) and The Irishman in London (Wm Macready)

1822: Played by the Garrison Players again on 12 October 1822 in the African Theatre, as an afterpiece to  The Poor Gentleman (Colman Jr.) and billed a "burlesque entertainment".

1827: Performed, probably by the Garrison Amateur Company, on 27 August 1827 in the Cape Town Theatre, as interlude between Monsieur Tonson (Moncrieff) and Miss in her Teens  (Garrick)

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