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Revision as of 06:02, 21 February 2020
The Idiot Witness, or A Tale of Blood is a melodrama in two acts by John Thomas Haines (c1799-1843)[1].
Also found as A Tale of Blood
Contents
The original text
Published in London by J. Duncombe, 1823
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed as The Idiot Witness, or A Tale of Blood by Clara Tellett and her Company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 17 July, with a performance of the comic song "Bob Ridley" and the comedy A Glorious Case (Stocqueler).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomas_Haines
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.131
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