The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish
The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish is a romantic drama by an anonymous author.
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The original text
Based on James Fenimore Cooper's tale The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish
Bosman (1980: p. 221) lists the play's name (wrongly) as The Weft of the Wish-ton-Wish
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1867: Performed, as The Weft of the Wish-ton-Wish (?), by "Le Roy's Original Company" in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 28 February, with The Legend of St Croix (Anon.).
Sources
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.221
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