Doin' the Hansom
Doin' the Hansom is a farce in one act by A.G. Harris (1825-1873)[1].
Also found as Doing the Hansom
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Lyceum Theatre, London, on 3 November 1856 and published by Thomas Hailes Lacy in Lacy’s, Vol. 28, no. 412.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1860: Performed as Doin' the Hansom by the Charles Fraser and his company in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, on 11 February, with Done on both Sides (Morton)
Sources
Lord Chamberlains's Plays, 1852 - 1866: October-November 1856[2].
https://www.revolvy.com/page/Augustus-Harris?cr=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Harris
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 127.
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