Retribution
Translated and adaprted into English as Retribution by Tom Taylor ( 1817–1880)[1]
Contents
The original text
Based on La Peine du Talion by Bernard First performed on 12 May 1856 in the
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1859: Performed in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club on 27 May: Retribution (Taylor) with Masaniello (Brough?), and a performance of the brass band of the 59th Regiment.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Taylor
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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