Abroad and at Home
Abroad and at Home is a comic opera, in three acts by J. G. Holman.
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The original text
First performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden on 19 November, 1796, with music by William Shield. Published by George Cawthorn, London: 1796.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1807: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the Garrison Players on Saturday 26 September, with The Citizen (Murphy), and an epilogue written and spoken by Captain Collins.
Sources
http://www.abebooks.com/ABROAD-HOME-Comic-Opera-HOLMAN-Joseph/5560857520/bd
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 73,
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