Animal Magnetism

A farce in three acts by Mrs Inchbald (1753-1821). Also occurs with a subtitle as Animal Magnetism, or A Cure for the Hydrophobia.

First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1788(?). Pronted in Dublin, printed for P. Byron, Grafton street.

Performance history in South Africa

1831: Performed by All the World's a Stage under the management of Mr Booth in the African Theatre 29 October, 1831, billed as Animal Magnetism, or A Cure for the Hydrophobia. Served as afterpiece to Der Freischütz, or The Seventh Bullet (Weber).

Sources

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004834158.0001.000/1:3?rgn=div1;view=fulltext

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Inchbald

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