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A farce, in two acts, by Richard Brinsley Peake. Sometimes performed under a fuller title: ''[[The Haunted Inn, or How to lay a Ghost]]''
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''[[Middle Temple]]'' is a farce in one act by Richard Brinsley Peake (1792–1847)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Peake]
  
First published  in London by John Cumberland ca. 1828, re-published several times throughout the 19th century.
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Sometimes performed under a fuller title: ''[[The Middle Temple; or, Which is My Son?]]''
  
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
  
Performed in Cape Town's [[Garrison Theatre]]  by the [[Garrison Players]] on 18 September 1854 as part of a benefit performance for the comedian [[Mr. Kirton]], along with ''[[Honesty is the best Policy ]]'' (Lemon) and ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver]]'' (Bayly).
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== The original text ==
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First performed in London on July 1828 at the Theatre Royal, English Opera House.
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Published in London by Chapman and Hall in 1838.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1854: Performed in Cape Town's [[Garrison Theatre]]  by the [[Garrison Players]] on 18 September as part of a benefit performance for the comedian [[Mr. Kirton]], along with  ''[[Honesty is the best Policy ]]'' (Lemon) and ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver]]'' (Bayly).
  
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
Entry in WorldCat[http://www.worldcat.org/title/haunted-inn-a-farce-in-two-acts/oclc/3399146?referer=di&ht=edition]
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Tiger Books website[http://www.tigerbooks-online.com/book/6971/peake-richard-brinsley]
  
Library of Congress Internet Archive[http://archive.org/details/hauntedinnfarcei00peak]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Peake
  
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: p. 409
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp 194, 227
 
  
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 29 April 2017

Middle Temple is a farce in one act by Richard Brinsley Peake (1792–1847)[1].

Sometimes performed under a fuller title: The Middle Temple; or, Which is My Son?


The original text

First performed in London on July 1828 at the Theatre Royal, English Opera House.

Published in London by Chapman and Hall in 1838.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1854: Performed in Cape Town's Garrison Theatre by the Garrison Players on 18 September as part of a benefit performance for the comedian Mr. Kirton, along with Honesty is the best Policy (Lemon) and The Spitalfields Weaver (Bayly).


Sources

Tiger Books website[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Peake

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: p. 409


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