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1866: Performed by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] on 9 August, with ''[[The Mutiny at the Nore]]'' (Bridgeman) and ''[[The Demon of the Forest, or Cassander a Cooper]]'' (Anon.) | 1866: Performed by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] on 9 August, with ''[[The Mutiny at the Nore]]'' (Bridgeman) and ''[[The Demon of the Forest, or Cassander a Cooper]]'' (Anon.) | ||
| − | 1866: Performed by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] on 15 and 16 August, with ''[[The Wraith of Table Mountain]]'' (Bridgeman). | + | 1866: Performed by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] on 15 and 16 August, with ''[[The Wraith of Table Mountain]]'' (Bridgeman). |
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Revision as of 06:18, 21 August 2019
Where's Your Wife? is a farce by John Vipon Bridgeman (1819-1889)[1]
Contents
The original text
Described as an "elegant comedietta", it was first performed at the Royal Strand Theatre on Monday, September 2st, 1863. Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy as Lacy's acting edition, no. 895 in 1863(?).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre on 9 August, with The Mutiny at the Nore (Bridgeman) and The Demon of the Forest, or Cassander a Cooper (Anon.)
1866: Performed by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre on 15 and 16 August, with The Wraith of Table Mountain (Bridgeman).
Sources
Online Books by J. V. Bridgeman, The Online Books Page[2]
https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10834305?q&versionId=12653525
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.212
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