Mr. and Mrs. White
Mr. and Mrs. White is a farce by R. J. Raymond
It is also known as Mr. Peter White or Mr. & Mrs. Peter White
Contents
The original text
First performed in London and Boston in 1837. Published in New York by Samuel French, [1856?]
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1876: Performed in the Athenaeum Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 2 May ("last time"), as an afterpiece to Blow for Blow (Byron). (Bosman, 1980, says the author of the farce is "unknown".)
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1856 edition by Samuel French, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
Thomas A. Bogar. 2002. John E. Owens: Nineteenth Century American Actor and Manager. McFarland: p. 170[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.339
William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
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