Retribution
La Peine du Talion or Loi du Talion by Charles Bernard
Du Loi du Talon
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Translated and adapted into English as Retribution by Tom Taylor ( 1817–1880)[1]
First performed on 12 May 1856 in the Olympic Theatre, London. Published by Lacy in 1856 as No XXVII of Lacy's Acting Editions.
Performance history in South Africa
1859: Performed in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club on 27 May: Retribution (Taylor) with Masaniello (Brough?), and a performance of the brass band of the 59th Regiment.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Taylor
Martin Banham. "The Principal Plays of Tom Taylor", Plays by Tom Taylor: Still Waters Run Deep, The Contested Election, The Overland Route, The Ticket-of-Leave Man. CUP: pp.227-230[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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