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| − | 1867: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] on 4 April, 1867 under the patronage and presence of Captain Collins and the officers from the American war sloop Sacramento, and was accompanied by a performance of ''[[Aurora Floyd]]'' with Naval officer [[J.C. Howard]] assisting. | + | 1867: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] on 4 April, 1867 under the patronage and presence of Captain Collins and the officers from the American war sloop Sacramento, and was accompanied by a performance of ''[[Aurora Floyd]]'' (Braddon/Anon) with Naval officer [[J.C. Howard]] assisting with the latter play. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 09:31, 15 August 2017
My Wife's Second Floor is a one act farce by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[1]
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The original text
First performed at the Princess's Theatre, London in 22 June, 1843. Published by Duncombe (Vol. xlvii) and Lacy (Vol xliv).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1867: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Harrington Street, Cape Town by Le Roy's Original Company on 4 April, 1867 under the patronage and presence of Captain Collins and the officers from the American war sloop Sacramento, and was accompanied by a performance of Aurora Floyd (Braddon/Anon) with Naval officer J.C. Howard assisting with the latter play.
Sources
https://www.amazon.com/Wifes-Second-Floor-Original-Farce/dp/1373607238
Allardyce Nicoll. 1930. A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850. Vol II: p.352. Cambridge University Press. A Google E-book[2]
"The Drama", Blackwood's Lady's Magazine, Volume XV 1843: p. 62[3]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 221,
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