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− | 1864: Performed by the officers and men of the [[10th Regiment (2nd Batallion)]] [[10th Regiment (2nd Battalion)]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 29 August, with ''[[Little Toddlekins]]'', with intersperced 'Interludes of Singing and Instrumental Music". Apparently to a full house and unbounded applause. | + | 1864: Performed by the officers and men of the [[10th Regiment (2nd Batallion)]] [[10th Regiment (2nd Battalion)]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 29 August, with ''[[Little Toddlekins]]'', with intersperced 'Interludes of Singing and Instrumental Music". Apparently to a full house and unbounded applause. (''The play wrongly ascribed to "Norton" by [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1980)'' |
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Revision as of 05:29, 26 October 2020
My Husband's Ghost is a farce in one act by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[1].
Contents
The original text
First published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1850.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1864: Performed by the officers and men of the 10th Regiment (2nd Batallion) 10th Regiment (2nd Battalion) in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 29 August, with Little Toddlekins, with intersperced 'Interludes of Singing and Instrumental Music". Apparently to a full house and unbounded applause. (The play wrongly ascribed to "Norton" by Bosman, 1980)
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.256
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