Dying for Love

Dying for Love is a comedy in one act by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[1].

The original text

First performed at he Royal Princess's Theatre on 28 June 1858,

1861: Performed in the Garrison Theatre, Grahamstown, as Dying for Love by the Officers of the Regiment (North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of Sergeant J. Lydon (Doctor Mangle), Captain H. R. Vigours (Captain Fickleton), R. Annesley Esq. (Harry Thornton), W. Malcolm (Mrs Mangle), Corporal J. Davies (Mrs Lorimer), Drummer P. Buckley (Jenny). Also performed on the evening were The Lucky Hit (Stirling) and The Eton Boy (E. Morton). (For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot)

1862: Performed by the Officers of the Regiment (North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot) during a repeat of their programme of 28 December 1861, which again featured the one act plays The Lucky Hit (Stirling) and The Eton Boy (E. Morton), along with a new locally written work Two Years In Paris (Annesley). On this occasion they used the same cast as in 1861 for Dying for Love, except for the role of "Jenny", which was performed by Mr G. P. Townsend. (For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot).