The Amorous Widow, or The Wanton Wife
The Amorous Widow, or The Wanton Wife is a comedy by is a farce in two acts by Thomas Betterton (1635?-1710)[].
Based on
Barnaby Brittle, or A Wife at Her Wit's End is a farce in two acts by Thomas Betterton (1635?-1710)[].
Contents
The original text
It is an English adaptation of Moliere's George Dandin.
First performed under this title by Her Majesty's servants and published in London, 1710.
Betterton's play was itself adapted again and first performed as Barnaby Brittle, or A Wife at Her Wit's End at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. Published under that title in London by G. Kearsly, 1782.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1817: Performed as Barnaby Brittle in the "The African Theatre" on 5 July by the Garrison Players, as afterpiece to The Merchant of Venice, with Captain Carter as "Shylock".
Sources
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004861680.0001.000?view=toc
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8772410
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 150,
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