Mischief-making

Mischief-making is a farce in one act by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879)[]

The original text

First performed at the Surrey Theatre and the Adelphi Theatre , London, in 1830.

Published in Lacy's acting edition by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1868

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1861: Performed by Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 18 May, with a dance (Pas de Matlots) by Miss Powell, a popular ballad sung by Leffler and as Giralda, or The Invisible Husband (ascribed to Welstead). The latter piece apparently caused some consternation and resistance among Cape Town citizens because of its perceived "licentiousness", in the text and the vulgarity of the performances.

Sources

Facsimile version of the 1868 Lacy text, Hathi Trust Digital Library [1]

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.203-205

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