In His Power
In His Power is a play in three acts by Mark Quinton ()[].
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Alexander Theatre, Liverpool, on 20 September, 1884 and at the the Olympic Theatre, London, 21 January, 1895.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1892: Performed in the Vaudeville Theatre, Cape Town, by the visiting Emilie Bevan Comedy Company as part of a three-and-a-half month season of 20 plays which began on 8 August. It is uncertain which text was used in this case.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1894 MacMillan text, The Internet Archive[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Arthur_Jones
Richard Foulkes. 1997. Church and Stage in Victorian England. Cambridge University Press: pp.200-201[2]
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.394-5
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