Difference between revisions of "The Gamester"
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1808: Performed in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] on 2 July 1808, followed by ''[[Taste]]'' (Foote) as afterpiece. | 1808: Performed in the [[African Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] on 2 July 1808, followed by ''[[Taste]]'' (Foote) as afterpiece. | ||
| − | 1824: Performed by the [[Garrison Players]] on 2 October in the [[African Theatre]], | + | 1824: Performed by the [[Garrison Players]] on 2 October in the [[African Theatre]], with ''[[Miss in her Teens]]'' (Garrick). |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 08:22, 23 December 2015
A domestic tragedy by Edward Moore (1712 – 1757).
Originally produced in 1753 with Garrick in the leading character of Beverley the gambler. The play was often produced in England and the United States in the 18th century.
Performance history in South Africa
1808: Performed in the African Theatre by the Garrison Players on 2 July 1808, followed by Taste (Foote) as afterpiece.
1824: Performed by the Garrison Players on 2 October in the African Theatre, with Miss in her Teens (Garrick).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Bosman, 1928: pp. 76, 109
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Moore_(dramatist)
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