Mammon and Gammon
Mammon and Gammon is an original farce, in one act by Francis Talfourd (1828-1862)[1]
Not to be confused with Mammon by Sidney Grundy, or Mammon, Robot Born of Woman, a "comedic play" by Robert Llewellyn.
Contents
The original text
Published in London by T.H. Lacy, 185-?
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1858: Performed by Sefton Parry's company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 18 January, along with How to Die for Love! (Kotzebue), a performance of a highland fling by Mr Gough and the first ever performance by Mr Gough's newly formed band called the Ethiopian Serenaders.
Sources
https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/7075988
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Talfourd
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.67-8
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