Richelieu, or The Conspiracy
A play in five acts by E. Bulwer Lytton (1803–1873) First performed in 1839. Became a standard of Edwardian theatre and is perhaps best known for its line "The pen is mightier than the sword", spoken by the Cardinal in Act II, Scene II.
Made into a film generally called Cardinal Richelieu, with George Arliss in 1935.
Performance history in South Africa
1850: First performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players (a company known as Captain Hall's Company) on 24 April, with H.V. Morton's The Original. This production was repeated on 8 May, this time with My New Wife and my Old Umbrella by Peake.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://cather.unl.edu/j00046.html
Bosman 1928 pp 398,
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