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Martin Banham. "The Principal Plays of Tom Taylor", ''Plays by Tom Taylor: Still Waters Run Deep, The Contested Election, The Overland Route, The Ticket-of-Leave Man''. CUP: pp.227-230[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Rbg8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=Retribution+by+Tom+Taylor&source=bl&ots=2mGYw1N3Sc&sig=9cBqnAOnw8Ns3_QRa82fhADomBk&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_7JzSyrbbAhWUTcAKHdliA2wQ6AEIUDAG#v=onepage&q=Retribution%20by%20Tom%20Taylor&f=false] | Martin Banham. "The Principal Plays of Tom Taylor", ''Plays by Tom Taylor: Still Waters Run Deep, The Contested Election, The Overland Route, The Ticket-of-Leave Man''. CUP: pp.227-230[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Rbg8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=Retribution+by+Tom+Taylor&source=bl&ots=2mGYw1N3Sc&sig=9cBqnAOnw8Ns3_QRa82fhADomBk&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_7JzSyrbbAhWUTcAKHdliA2wQ6AEIUDAG#v=onepage&q=Retribution%20by%20Tom%20Taylor&f=false] | ||
Revision as of 06:19, 3 June 2018
Retribution is a historical play by Tom Taylor ( 1817–1880)[1]
Contents
The original text
Based on Charles de Bernard's French novel, La Loi du Talion (La Peine du Talion), and dealing with the play was first performed on 12 May 1856 in the Olympic Theatre, London. Published by Lacy in 1856 as No XXVII of Lacy's Acting Editions.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1859: Performed in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club on 27 May: Retribution (Taylor) with Masaniello (Brough?), and a performance of the brass band of the 59th Regiment.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Taylor
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Taylor,_Tom_(DNB00)
Allardyce Nicoll. 2002. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge University Press: p.100[2]
Martin Banham. "The Principal Plays of Tom Taylor", Plays by Tom Taylor: Still Waters Run Deep, The Contested Election, The Overland Route, The Ticket-of-Leave Man. CUP: pp.227-230[3]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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