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1860: Performed in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] on 17 July, with ''[[Power and Principle]]'' (Schiller/Barnett) and songs sung by [[Mr. Durban]]. | 1860: Performed in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] on 17 July, with ''[[Power and Principle]]'' (Schiller/Barnett) and songs sung by [[Mr. Durban]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, 8 June 2018
Two Heads are Better than One is a farce in one act by F. Lennox Horne
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London on 14 December, 1854, and published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1854.(Volume 19 of Collection of plays)
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1860: Performed in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club on 17 July, with Power and Principle (Schiller/Barnett) and songs sung by Mr. Durban.
1860: Performed in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club on 1 October with The Man of Many Friends (Coyne), with Railway Overture by the Corps of S.A. Minstrels.
1860: Performed in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club on 9 October: The Man of Many Friends (Coyne) with Railway Overture by the Corps of S.A. Minstrels and interlude of songs such as Lord Lovell etc. by a "lady from London". This performance took place in the Theatre Royal under the patronage of the Governor of the Cape.
Sources
Facsimile version of the original publication by Lacy, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
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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