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''[[Mammon and Gammon]]'' is an original farce, in one act by Francis Talfourd (1828-1862)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Talfourd]
 
''[[Mammon and Gammon]]'' is an original farce, in one act by Francis Talfourd (1828-1862)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Talfourd]
  
 
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''Not to be confused with ''[[Mammon]]'' by Sidney Grundy, or ''[[Mammon, Robot Born of Woman]]'', a "comedic play" by Robert Llewellyn.''
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
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1858: Performed by Sefton Parry's company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 18 January, along with ''[[How to Die for Love!]]'' (Kotzebue), a performance of a highland fling by [[Mr Gough]] and the first ever performance by [[Mr Gough]]'s newly formed band called the [[Ethiopian Serenaders]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Talfourd
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Talfourd
  
[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.67-8
 
 
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 05:56, 25 August 2020

Mammon and Gammon is an original farce, in one act by Francis Talfourd (1828-1862)[1]

Not to be confused with Mammon by Sidney Grundy, or Mammon, Robot Born of Woman, a "comedic play" by Robert Llewellyn.

The original text

Published in London by T.H. Lacy, 185-?

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1858: Performed by Sefton Parry's company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 18 January, along with How to Die for Love! (Kotzebue), a performance of a highland fling by Mr Gough and the first ever performance by Mr Gough's newly formed band called the Ethiopian Serenaders.

Sources

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/7075988

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Talfourd

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.67-8

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