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''[[A Most Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' is a comic interlude in one act by J.M. Morton [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton].  
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''[[A Most Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' is a comic interlude in one act by J.M. Morton (1811–1891) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton].  
  
(Also referred to simply as ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'')  
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(Also referred to simply as '''''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]''''')  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
First performed and published in 1849.  
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First performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in 1849, and published in London in the same year.
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Also published in Boston by W.V. Spencer in the 1860s
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1853: Performed as ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' by the Port Elizabeth Amateurs in the "new Theatre" on 22 October , with selections from ''[[Henry V]]'' and ''[[The Spare Bed, or The Shower Bath|The Spare Bed]]'' (Cooper).
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1853: Performed as ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' in [[The Lyceum]] by the [[Port Elizabeth Dramatic Society]] on 22 October, with selections from ''[[Henry IV]]'' and ''[[The Spare Bed, or The Shower Bath|The Spare Bed]]'' (Cooper).
  
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1859: Performed  as ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' on 28 July in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]], with ''[[To Oblige Benson]]''  (Lemoine-Moreau  and Delacour/Taylor) and ''[[My First Fit of the Gout]]'' (Morton).
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1863: In a bleak theatrical year, a single performance of ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' was presented in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 2 November by a company consisting of the young tragedian [[Samuel Wolfe]],  [[Mr Bowmer]] and [[Madame Bowmer]] (the latter two often referred to collectively as "[[The Bowmers]]"). Also performed was ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]''  (Stirling).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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Facsimile version of the 1860 edition by Spencer, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175035140527&view=1up&seq=3]
  
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
  
https://archive.org/details/mostunwarrantabl00mort
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https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=ha012436030
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 508
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 508
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.145, 188
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:56, 9 July 2021

A Most Unwarrantable Intrusion is a comic interlude in one act by J.M. Morton (1811–1891) [1].

(Also referred to simply as An Unwarrantable Intrusion)

The original text

First performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in 1849, and published in London in the same year. Also published in Boston by W.V. Spencer in the 1860s

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1853: Performed as An Unwarrantable Intrusion in The Lyceum by the Port Elizabeth Dramatic Society on 22 October, with selections from Henry IV and The Spare Bed (Cooper).

1859: Performed as An Unwarrantable Intrusion on 28 July in the Harrington Street Theatre by the Cape Town Dramatic Club, with To Oblige Benson (Lemoine-Moreau and Delacour/Taylor) and My First Fit of the Gout (Morton).

1863: In a bleak theatrical year, a single performance of An Unwarrantable Intrusion was presented in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 2 November by a company consisting of the young tragedian Samuel Wolfe, Mr Bowmer and Madame Bowmer (the latter two often referred to collectively as "The Bowmers"). Also performed was A Pair of Pigeons (Stirling).

Sources

Facsimile version of the 1860 edition by Spencer, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton

https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=ha012436030

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 508

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.145, 188

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