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| − | First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, June 24, 1836, under title, ''[[Mrs. White]]''. According to the ''Theatrical Observer'', June 27, 1836, this is simply the [[burletta]], ''[[My | + | First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, June 24, 1836, under title, ''[[Mrs. White]]''. According to the ''Theatrical Observer'', June 27, 1836, this is simply the [[burletta]], ''[[My Wife and My Child]]'', produced under a new title. |
First performed in Boston in 1837 and published , Turner and Fisher, Philadelphia, in 1844 and in New York by Samuel French, [1856?] | First performed in Boston in 1837 and published , Turner and Fisher, Philadelphia, in 1844 and in New York by Samuel French, [1856?] | ||
Revision as of 06:20, 24 April 2018
Mr. & Mrs. Peter White is a farce in one act by R. J. Raymond
It is also known as Mrs. White, Mr. Peter White or Mr. and Mrs. White
Contents
The original text
First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, June 24, 1836, under title, Mrs. White. According to the Theatrical Observer, June 27, 1836, this is simply the burletta, My Wife and My Child, produced under a new title.
First performed in Boston in 1837 and published , Turner and Fisher, Philadelphia, in 1844 and in New York by Samuel French, [1856?]
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1876: Performed as Mr. and Mrs. White in the Athenaeum Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 2 May ("last time"), as an afterpiece to Blow for Blow (Byron). (F.C.L. Bosman, 1980, says the author of the farce is "unknown".)
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1856 edition by Samuel French, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
Thomas A. Bogar. 2002. John E. Owens: Nineteenth Century American Actor and Manager. McFarland: p. 170[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.339
William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
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