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The Talk of the Town is a comedy by the actor and playwright Albert Edwin Drinkwater (1851–1923)[]
Also found as The Talk of the Town, or Agnes Bramber
Contents
The original text
First performed as The Talk of the Town in Cork on 4 December, 1896 and as The Talk of the Town, or Agnes Bramber in Bath
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1905: Performed by the Sass-Nelson Musical Comedy Company in the Opera House, Cape Town, in February.
Sources
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
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press: p. 351 [1]
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