Henrietta the Forsaken
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Henriette the Forsaken is a drama in three acts, by John Baldwin Buckstone ()[].
Also found as Henriette, the Forsaken, Henrietta the Forsaken
The original text
The story is taken from a German novel called The Patrician by **, and part of the play derives from an (unnamed) French dramatization of the novel.
First performed at the Theatre Royal Adelphi in 1834 (with music composed by G.H. Rodwell) and published by William Strange, 1834.
1861: Performed as Henrietta the Forsaken in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Sefton Parry and his company as a benefit for Mrs Parry. Also performed were The Corde Volante (a celebrated act by H.W. Franklin) and Only a Halfpenny (Oxenford).
Facsimile version of the 1834 edition of the play, Google E-Book[1]
