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Opened at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 15 July 1797 and for the next two decades played everywhere and frequently. Published 1808(?*) First performed in the United States at the Park Theatre in New York in April 1799. | Opened at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 15 July 1797 and for the next two decades played everywhere and frequently. Published 1808(?*) First performed in the United States at the Park Theatre in New York in April 1799. | ||
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| − | + | 1811: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 10 July, with ''[[The Citizen]]'' (Murphy). | |
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1813: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 28 August, with ''[[The Mayor of Garratt]]'' (Foote). | 1813: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 28 August, with ''[[The Mayor of Garratt]]'' (Foote). | ||
Revision as of 06:59, 1 June 2016
The Heir at Law is 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(?*) First performed in the United States at the Park Theatre in New York in April 1799.
Productions in South Africa
1811: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 10 July, with The Citizen (Murphy).
1813: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 28 August, with The Mayor of Garratt (Foote).
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
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 144, 189,
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