Mischief-making
Mischief-making is a farce in one act by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879)[1]
Also found as Mischiefmaking in some sources.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Surrey Theatre and the Adelphi Theatre , London, in 1830.
Published in Lacy's acting edition by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1868
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1861: Performed as Mischiefmaking by Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 18 May, as an afterpiece to Giralda, or The Invisible Husband (ascribed to Welstead), with a dance (Pas de Matlots) by Miss Powell, a popular ballad sung by James Leffler.
1861: Performed as Mischiefmaking by the company of Sefton Parry in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 23 May, with The Stranger (Kotzebue/Thompson and Sheridan).
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1868 Lacy text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.97.
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