Retribution

The original text

Based on La Peine du Talion by Charlels Bernard

Translations and adaptations

Translated and adapted into English as Retribution by Tom Taylor ( 1817–1880)[1]

First performed on 12 May 1856 in the Olympic Theatre, London. Published by Lacy in 1856 as No

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

Martin Banham. "The Principal Plays of Tom Taylor", Plays by Tom Taylor: Still Waters Run Deep, The Contested Election, The Overland Route, The Ticket-of-Leave Man. CUP: pp.227-230[2]

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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