Guerre-Ouverte, ou Ruse contre Ruse

("Open war, or ruse against ruse") A French comedy by Mr Dumaniant (Antoine-Jean Bourlin).

The original text

First performed in Paris, at the Theatre du Palais Royal, 4 October, 1786. Published 1786 in Paris by Cailleau.

South African productions

1823: Inchibald's version was first produced in the African Theatre, Cape Town by the English Theatricals on 14 June 1823, as a benefit performance for a widow with 5 children, alongside The Wedding Day ().

1823: This production was repeated on 21 June, 1823 with the addition of The King and the Miller of Mansfield (Dodsley)

1825: Produced in Cape Town on 8 October 1825, this time by the Garrison Players, (as companion piece to Exchange no Robbery). The players included Mr H. Hanson, Mr Troward, Sgt Corbishley. Mr Rundle, Howell, Mrs Black, Mrs Gouland, Mr Mills, Mrs O'Brien

1834: Performed in the Garrison Theatre by the Garrison Amateurs on Wednesday 19 November, 1834, with as afterpiece The Illustrious Stranger, or Married and Buried (Kenney and Millingen). The production was a benefit for Mrs Black.

Sources

Digital text Guerre-Ouverte, Internet Archive[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Inchbald

Bosman, 1928: pp. 188, 194

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Performance history in South Africa

Performed in South Africa in English and in Dutch versions.

See The Midnight Hour (Inchbald) and Tot Middernacht, of List tegen List (Dumaniant)

Sources

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