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by R. Jephson.
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by Robert Jephson (1736-1803).
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Two strings to your bow: a farce, in two acts, as now performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, with distinguished applause. By Robert Jephson,
 
  
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Two strings to your bow: a farce, in two acts, as now performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, with distinguished applause. By Robert Jephson, Esq. (Jephson, Robert, 1736-1803.) 48p. ; 8⁰. (London :) printed for C. and G. Kearsley,1791.
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A farce, in two acts. First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1791. First printed in London for C. and G. Kearsley,1791.
  
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Performed  by the [[Garrison Players|Amateur Company]] as a benefit for Mrs Green, in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 25 November 1823  (with ''[[Wild Oats]]'' by O'Keeffe).
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In his study [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928) wrongly attributes authorship of the play to the actor Andrew Cherry, who had played the character "Lazarillo" in the London production.
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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Performed  by the [[Garrison Players|Amateur Company]] as a benefit for Mrs Green, in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 25 November 1823; with ''[[Wild Oats]]'' by O'Keeffe.
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== Sources ==
  
 
Oxford Text Archive[http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/4239]
 
Oxford Text Archive[http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/4239]
  
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[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 185
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Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 08:00, 12 November 2013

by Robert Jephson (1736-1803).

A farce, in two acts. First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1791. First printed in London for C. and G. Kearsley,1791.

In his study F.C.L. Bosman (1928) wrongly attributes authorship of the play to the actor Andrew Cherry, who had played the character "Lazarillo" in the London production.


Performance history in South Africa

Performed by the Amateur Company as a benefit for Mrs Green, in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 25 November 1823; with Wild Oats by O'Keeffe.


Sources

Oxford Text Archive[1]

Bosman, 1928: pp. 185

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to T in Plays II Foreign Plays

Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page

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