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Revision as of 06:42, 28 July 2016
by F. Pilon (Frederick Pilon 1750-1788).A farce in two acts.
It was originally performed as "The Device, or the Deaf Doctor" on 27 Septembver, 1779, but met with great opposition. It was then revived with alterations as The Deaf Lover on 2 February 1780, in the performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden and achieved some success. The text was published by J. Bowen, London 1780.
Performance history in South Africa
First performed in the African Theatre Cape Town by the All the World's a Stage on 22 June 1833 with the full title The Deaf Lover, or How to cure the Gout. It was part of a benefit evening for Mrs Black, which included also the tragedy Evadne, or The Statue (Shiel).
Sources
Bosman, 1928: pp 226,
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