Living Too Fast, or A Twelve Month's Honeymoon

Living Too Fast, or A Twelve Month's Honeymoon is a comedy in one act by A.C. (Adolphus Charles) Troughton (1814-1900).

Also found as Living Too Fast, or A Twelvemonth's Honeymoon or simply Living Too Fast.

The original text

According to both Royal Holloway University's catalogue of The Lord Chamberlain’s Plays 1852-1863 and The Victorian Plays Project it was licenced for performance by the Lord Chamberlain's office as Living Too Fast, or A Twelvemonth's Honeymoon on 31 July, 1854, first performed in Princess's Theatre, London on 9 October, 1854 under that title. However other records show that it was performed as Living Too Fast, or A Twelve Month's Honeymoon, and also published in London under the latter title by T.H. Lacy ( vol. 16, no. 234).

Performed in the Criterion Theatre, London, as Living Too Fast from 10 May, 1890.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1862: Performed as Living Too Fast, or A Twelvemonth's Honeymoon by Clara Tellett and her company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 11 December, with The Iron Chest (Colman). The evening a benefit for Thomas Brazier, under the patronage of the Luitenant-Governor of the Cape.

1863: Performed as Living Too Fast, or A Twelvemonth's Honeymoon by Thomas Brazier and a company of amateurs in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 10 October December, as afterpiece to Still Waters Run Deep (Taylor).

1870: Performed as Living Too Fast in the Institute Assembly Hall, Cape Town, by The Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company on 4 May, with The Silent System (Williams).