Guy Mannering, or The Gipsey's Prophecy
Guy Mannering, or The Gipsey's Prophecy is a musical play in three acts by Daniel Terry (1780?-1829)[1].
Sometimes simply referred to as Guy Mannering.
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The original text
Based on Sir Walter Scott's novel of the same name, it was dramatised by Terry and first performed in London on 12 March 1816 at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. First published by John Miller, London, in 1816. Later published 1860 by Samuel French, New York, with a useful short editorial introduction by "H.L.".
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1826: Performed as Guy Mannering in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 31 August, with The Review (Colman Jr) as afterpiece.
Sources
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009721724
Facsimile version of the original 1816 published playtext: Google E-book[2]
Facsimile version of the 1860 published playtext, with an editorial introduction: The Internet Archive[3]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 197
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