The Spare Bed
The Spare Bed, or The Shower Bath is a farce in two acts by Frederick Fox Cooper (1806-1879).
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The original text
Performed at the Surrey Theatre, 7 July 1833 and the Victoria Theatre, 8 July 1833 (?). Published by J. Cumberland in 1833
A farce, by Frederick Fox Cooper. Full title The Spare Bed, or The Shower Bath.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1853: Performed by the Port Elizabeth Amateurs in the "new Theatre" on 22 October , with selections from Henry V and An Unwarrantable Intrusion (Morton).
Sources
A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850, p. 273, CUP Archive/Google E-Book[1]
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL11421160W/The_spare_bed_or_The_shower_bath
Facsimile version of The Spare Bed, or The Shower Bath, Google Books[2]
Bosman, 1928: pp.508
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