The Farce of the Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners
The Farce of the Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners is a farce in two acts by John O'Keeffe (1747-1833)[1].
Also referred to simply as Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners or even Modern Antiques
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Smoke Alley 1792(?), and published in Dublin 1792.
Performance history in South Africa
1823: Performed as Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners in Cape Town by the English Theatricals amateur company in the Cape Town Theatre (i.e. the African Theatre), on 3 May, with Ways and Means (Colman Jr).
1823: Performed again (possibly as Modern Antiques) by the English Theatricals on 9 August 1823, with The Honey Moon (Tobin)
Sources
Oxford Text Archive[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O%27Keeffe_(Irish_writer)
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 197
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