The Sultan, or A Peep into the Seraglio
The Sultan, or A Peep into the Seraglio is a farce in two acts by Isaac Bickerstaffe (1735-1812).
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The original play
Based on Solyman le Second from the Contes Moraux by J. F. Marmontel, the play was acted at the Theatres Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Published in London by fC. Dilly,1787.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch as De Sultan, of Een Kykje in het Serail
Performance history in South Africa
1802: Performed in The African Theatre on 12 October by the "Thespian Society" of the Cape Town Garrison
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.
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