Raising the Wind

A farce in two acts by James Kenney (1780-1849). A play which tells of the efforts of one Jeremy Diddler to live by means of petty swindles.

His first play, it was first performed on November 5, 1803, and became extremely popular. First published in 1893, and in New York in 1804. Published in London by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme in 1815.

Performance history in South Africa

21 July 1832: Performed in Cape Town by the All the World's a Stage) in The Cape Theatre, with A Cure for the Heartache (Morton). According to the Cape Advertiser (13 June 1832, cit. in Bosman, 1828, p.222) the production was in aid of "The Philanthropic Society for the emancipation of slave children", under the direction of a Committee of some of the leading philanthropic gentlemen in the Cape; including Geo. Greig, Dr Fairbridge, Dr Bailey and D.J. Cloete. A very positive review of the productions appeared in the The Commercial Advertiser on 8 and 11 August 1832 (though the names of performers are not mentioned, only roles.)

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kenney_(dramatist)

https://archive.org/details/raisingwindfarce00kenn

Bosman, 1928: pp. 77, 222-3,

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