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(Or ''[[The History Of George Barnwell]]'') A tragedy by George Lillo.  
 
(Or ''[[The History Of George Barnwell]]'') A tragedy by George Lillo.  
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== The original text ==
  
 
His most famous work, it was first performed in London in 1731, and would become one of the most popular plays of the 18th and early 19th centuries.
 
His most famous work, it was first performed in London in 1731, and would become one of the most popular plays of the 18th and early 19th centuries.
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
Performed in Cape Town, South Africa by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 4 September 1830 under the title ''[[George Barnwell, or The London Apprentice]]'', with ''[[Doctor Bolus]]'' as afterpiece.
 
Performed in Cape Town, South Africa by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 4 September 1830 under the title ''[[George Barnwell, or The London Apprentice]]'', with ''[[Doctor Bolus]]'' as afterpiece.
  
  
== The original text ==
 
  
  
==Translations and adaptations==
 
  
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
  
  

Revision as of 06:42, 16 September 2014

(Or The History Of George Barnwell) A tragedy by George Lillo.

The original text

His most famous work, it was first performed in London in 1731, and would become one of the most popular plays of the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Performed in Cape Town, South Africa by All the World's a Stage on 4 September 1830 under the title George Barnwell, or The London Apprentice, with Doctor Bolus as afterpiece.





Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1828: p 215

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