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A popular English comedy in five acts by George Colman the Younger (1762 – 1836)[1].
The original text
Opened at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 15 July 1797 and for the next two decades played everywhere and frequently. Published 1808(?*)
Productions in South Africa
1826: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 16 August by the Garrison Amateur Company, along with Love, Law and Physic as afterpiece. The performers were: Sgt Corbishley, Mr Sandford, H. Hanson, Mr Hanson, Mr Goodwin, Mr Kelly, Mr Walker, Dr Fitzgerald Mrs Johnson, Mrs O'Brien and Mrs Black.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/259749/The-Heir-at-Law
Bosman, 1928: p. 189.
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