Ways and Means, or A Trip to Dover
Ways and Means, or A Trip to Dover is a comedy in three acts by George Colman, the Younger (1762-1836)[1].
Sometimes simply referred to as Ways and Means
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket on June 10th, 1788.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1823: Performed as Ways and Means in Cape Town by the English Theatricals amateur company in the Cape Town Theatre (i.e. the African Theatre), on 3 May, with Modern Antiques, or The Merry Mourners (O'Keeffe).
Sources
The Monthly Review, Volume 79 pp370-371[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger
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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