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''[[Retaliation]]'' is a farce in two acts by Leonard MacNally (1752-1820)[].  
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''[[Retaliation]]'' is a farce in two acts by Leonard MacNally (1752-1820)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_McNally].  
  
 
The author's name also occurs as "McNally", "Macnally" or "Mac Nally" in some sources.
 
The author's name also occurs as "McNally", "Macnally" or "Mac Nally" in some sources.

Revision as of 05:28, 24 March 2021

Retaliation is a farce in two acts by Leonard MacNally (1752-1820)[1].

The author's name also occurs as "McNally", "Macnally" or "Mac Nally" in some sources.

The original text

First performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden by the author. Originally published in London by F. Blyth, and S. Bladon, 1782


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1863: Performed as Retaliation, or Tit for Tat and billed as a "Dialogue Entertainment, in Two Parts" in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, during March by a company consisting of J.F. Finlayson, Mr Bowmer and Madame Bowmer, The Bowmers portraying a range of transformation roles in the piece. Also performed was a selection from Il Trovatore ("with Scenery, Chorus and Effects").

Sources

https://lib.ugent.be/en/catalog/rug01:001111083

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.187

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