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

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

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.

The Dramatic Magazine, Issue 1, 1829:p.78; Google eBook[1]

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 217. 227

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-:   Initially announced for 13 August, but finally performed as ''[[John Overy, or The Miser of Southwark Ferry]]'' on 17 August by the [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (Shakespeare).
+:   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).
 :  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.