John Wopps, or "From Information I Received"
John Wopps, or "From Information I Received" is a farce in one act by William E. Suter (1811?-1882)[].
Oten referred to simply as John Wopps
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Royal Surrey Theatre, on 15 October, 1860, and published by Samuel French in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1867: Performed as John Wopps by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 23 December, with The Hunchback (Knowles) and a dance by Miss Clara
Sources
Facsimile version of the Samuel French published text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
"William E. Suter", The Online Books Page[2]
John Wopps; or, From information I received.
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: p.231
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