The Bottle
The Bottle is a drama in two acts by T.P. Taylor (Tom Taylor, 1817-1880)[1]
by Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880
Contents
The original text
A play consisting of "eight tableaux" about the evils of drink, based on the graphic illustrations of George Cruikshank.
Published by John Dicks, London in 1847
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1850(?): Performed in Cape Town by James Lycett and company in the Drury Lane Theatre
Sources
https://archive.org/details/bottleadramaintw00tayluoft
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Taylor
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp.
P.W. Laidler. 1926. The Annals of the Cape Stage. Edinburgh: William Bryce.
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