The Drummer, or The Haunted House
The Drummer, or The Haunted House is a comedy by Joseph Addison (1672-1719)[1].
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The original text
Written much earlier, it was finally published in London by Jacob Tonson, 1715, through the encouragement of Richard Steele. First acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's servants.
Translations and adaptations
Known in South Africa partly because of performances of Le Tambour Nocturne, ou Le Mari Devin, a five act play, written in 1737 in admiring imitation of the English style (Jonson, Dryden, Congreve, et al) by Philippe Néricault Destouches – and adapted from Addison's comedy.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Text of The Drummer, or The Haunted House, ECCO TCP: Eighteenth Century Texts[2]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 125
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