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A farce in two acts by Charles A. Somerset. (This description is from the Cumberland edition of 1829, however, described as  a "Burletta, in One Act" in other published versions, e.g. Elton's Dramatic Repository, 1828.)
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A farce or burletta by Charles A. Somerset.  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
Some uncertainty about the first performance, but it was apparently done at the Surrey theatre, London, in 1827, the Bowery Theatre in  1828 and at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1829.  
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The earlier printed versions of the play (e.g. Elton) describe it as "A Burletta, in One Act", while later versions (Cumberland and Davidson) refer to it as "a farce in two acts".  
  
Printed ''inter alia'' by Elton's Dramatic Repository, 1828 and by John Cumberland in London, 1829, both claiming to be from the acting copy, the latter also containing "remarks biographical and critical by D-G" (George Daniel) .  
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Some uncertainty also exists about the first performance, but it was apparently done at the Surrey theatre, London, in 1827, the Bowery Theatre in  1828 and at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1829 (possibly the first performance of the two act version). 
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Printed ''inter alia'' by Elton's Dramatic Repository, 1828, by John Cumberland in London, 1829 and by G H. Davidson, 1830, all of them claiming to be from the acting copy, the latter two also containing "remarks biographical and critical by D-G" (George Daniel) .  
  
  

Revision as of 07:49, 14 July 2014

A farce or burletta by Charles A. Somerset.

The original text

The earlier printed versions of the play (e.g. Elton) describe it as "A Burletta, in One Act", while later versions (Cumberland and Davidson) refer to it as "a farce in two acts".

Some uncertainty also exists about the first performance, but it was apparently done at the Surrey theatre, London, in 1827, the Bowery Theatre in 1828 and at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1829 (possibly the first performance of the two act version).

Printed inter alia by Elton's Dramatic Repository, 1828, by John Cumberland in London, 1829 and by G H. Davidson, 1830, all of them claiming to be from the acting copy, the latter two also containing "remarks biographical and critical by D-G" (George Daniel) .


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