The Wilful Ward
The Wilful Ward is a comedietta[1] in one act by J. P. (John Pratt) Wooler (1824-1868)[2]
Contents
The original text
First performed on 14th November, 1864, at the Royal Strand Theatre, London
Published in London by T.H. Lacy,1864.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1870: Performed in the Institute Assembly Hall, Cape Town, by The Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company on 29 June with A Terrible Tinker (Williams).
Sources
The Victorian Plays Project, Electronic Catalogue - Volume 65[3]
Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 5, Part 2
- Cambridge University Press[4]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.275
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