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A farce by John Maddison Morton (1811–1891)

Performed in London as A Thumping Legacy in 1843. Often subtitled, or alternatively titled The Cockney in Corsica

1852: Performed on Tuesday 13 April and again on 21 April by the Amateur Company under the title The Thumping Legacy in the Garrison Theatre, as one of three fundraisers for the survivors of the troop ship Birkenhead. It played as afterpiece to Don Caesar de Bazan, or Love and Honour (Webster and Boucicault).

1854: Performed by the Port Elizabeth Amateurs in the "new Theatre" on Friday 7 July , with The Road to Ruin (Holcroft).

1855: Performed under the title The Cockney in Corsica in the Drawing Room Theatre, Cape Town, on Friday 13 July 1855 by Sefton Parry, as a benefit performance for the Patriotic Fund, along with A Capital Match (J.M. Morton) and Monsieur Jacques (Barnett).

The Spectator, 18 FEBRUARY 1843, p. 15[1]

Bosman, 1928: pp. 402-3,

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed on Tuesday 13 April and again on 21 April by the [[Garrison Players|Amateur Company]] under the title ''[[The Thumping Legacy]]'' in the [[Garrison Theatre]], as one of three fundraisers for the survivors of the troop ship ''Birkenhead''. It played as afterpiece to ''[[Don Caesar de Bazan, or Love and Honour]]'' (Webster and Boucicault).
+: Performed on Tuesday 13 April and again on 21 April by the [[Garrison Players|Amateur Company]] under the title ''[[The Thumping Legacy]]'' in the [[Garrison Theatre]], as one of three fundraisers for the survivors of the troop ship ''Birkenhead''. It played as afterpiece to ''[[Don César de Bazan| Don Caesar de Bazan, or Love and Honour]]'' (Webster and Boucicault).
 : Performed by the Port Elizabeth Amateurs in the "new Theatre" on Friday 7 July , with ''[[The Road to Ruin]]'' (Holcroft).