The Momentous Question
The Momentous Question is a play by
Also found as The Momentous Question, or Woman's Devotion
Contents
The original text
Based on a story from George Crabbe's Tales of the Hall (1820), Performed as The Momentous Question in the Lyceum Theatre, London , in 1844.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed as The Momentous Question, or Woman's Devotion by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on
Sources
The New Monthly Belle Assemblée, "A Magazine of Literature and Fashion"Volume 21, July-December, 1844: p. 60, Google E-Book[1].
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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