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The most widely held extant text was published by John Dicks (as No. 699 of ''Dicks' Standard Plays'') in one volume with ''[[Borrowing a Husband, or Sleeping Out]]'' by William T. Moncrieff (1794-1857)[], in 1885(?). | The most widely held extant text was published by John Dicks (as No. 699 of ''Dicks' Standard Plays'') in one volume with ''[[Borrowing a Husband, or Sleeping Out]]'' by William T. Moncrieff (1794-1857)[], in 1885(?). | ||
Revision as of 06:33, 28 October 2020
My Wife's Out is a farce in one act by G. Herbert Rodwell (George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell, 1800-1852)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed in London at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, London, on 2 October, 1843, and was most probably published in the same year, with 10 editions being published between 1843 and 2019 (according to WorldCat Identities).
The most widely held extant text was published by John Dicks (as No. 699 of Dicks' Standard Plays) in one volume with Borrowing a Husband, or Sleeping Out by William T. Moncrieff (1794-1857)[], in 1885(?).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed as My Wife's Out by Clara Tellett and her company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 7 August, with The Pilot, or A Tale of the Sea (Cooper/Fitzball).
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1885 text by John Dicks, The Internet Archive[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rodwell
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Dictionary_of_Music_and_Musicians/Rodwell,_George
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.132
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