Weak Woman

Weak Woman is a romantic comedy in three acts by H.J. Byron (1835–1884)[1].

The original text

First performed at the Strand theatre, London, in 1875, starring Marion Terry, Ada Swanborough, and others, and published by Samuel French in the same year.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1878: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 27 June as part of a mixed concert done as a benefit for Miss Wynne (Mrs Dallas).

1878: Performed two more nights by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town (1 and 2 July), accompanied by a ballad sung by Miss Wynne. The production described as an "unparalleled success".

1878: Performed a last time by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 3 July, once more with a ballad by Miss Wynne, but this time also featuring a performance of Poppleton's Predicaments (Rae). (The author of Poppleton's Predicaments twice given wrongly by Bosman, 1980: appearing as "C.M. Roe" on p 370 and as "C.M. Poe" in the Index on p. 525).

Sources

The Illustrated London News, Volume 66: 15 May, 1875: p.474[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron

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.370

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