Difference between revisions of "Honesty is the Best Policy"
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| − | 1854: Originally scheduled for production on 5 June 1854, and finally performed in Cape Town's [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] on 18 September 1854 as part of a benefit performance for the comedian [[Mr Kirton]], along with ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver]]'' (Bayly) and ''[[Middle Temple]]''. | + | 1854: Originally scheduled for production on 5 June 1854, and finally performed in Cape Town's [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] on 18 September 1854 as part of a benefit performance for the comedian [[Mr Kirton]], along with ''[[The Spitalfields Weaver]]'' (Bayly) and ''[[Middle Temple]]'' (Peake). |
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Revision as of 06:36, 24 June 2015
Honesty is the Best Policy is a drama in two acts by Mark Lemon (1809-1870).
The original text
Described as "adapted to the English stage", ity was published in 1800 by Davidson in London.
Performance history in South Africa
1854: Originally scheduled for production on 5 June 1854, and finally performed in Cape Town's Garrison Theatre by the Garrison Players on 18 September 1854 as part of a benefit performance for the comedian Mr Kirton, along with The Spitalfields Weaver (Bayly) and Middle Temple (Peake).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]: pp 407-9,
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