The Royal Brothers
Contents
The original text
A play about the two princes imprisoned in the Tower and executed by Richard III.
First performed
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed by the pupils of St Mary's Convent School, Cape Town, on 13 July, with The Irish Lion (Buckstone)
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1856 edition by Samuel French, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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