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| + | 1877: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 23 October, with ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' (Craven) and a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. | ||
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Revision as of 06:59, 11 March 2021
A Pretty Piece of Business is a comedietta in one act by Thomas Morton (1764-1838)[]
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1861: Performed by Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 12 August, with The Three Trials of Life (Bernard).
1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 23 October, with Miriam's Crime (Craven) and a song by Miss Wynne.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1889 edition by Roorbach, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
Online Books by Thomas Morton (1764-1838), The Online Books Page[2]
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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