Two Bonnycastles
Two Bonnycastles is a farce in one act by J.M. Morton (1811-1891)[1].
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The original text
First performed in London at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on Tuesday 25 November, 1851. Published by Lacy, 1851.
Performance history in South Africa
1854: Performed in Cape Town (apparently under the title The Two Bonnycastles, according to Bosman 1928, p408) in late July by the Amateur Company (aided by the Officers of the Garrison) in the Garrison Theatre. Also performed were Charles the Twelfth (Planché), A Peculiar Position (author unnamed, but it was in actual fact a translation from Scribe and Bayard by Planché).
1854: The July performances were repeated on Friday, 18 August, with the addition of The Honeymoon (Tobin).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Two_Bonnycastles.html?id=Uvs7AQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 408
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