The Poor Gentleman
A comedy, in five acts by George Colman, the Younger (1762-1836).
First performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden on the 11th of February 1801. Printed by A. Strahan, for T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1802.
Performance history in South Africa
1822: Played by the Garrison Players on 4 October 1822 in the African Theatre, with The Irishman in London (Macready) as afterpiece.
1822: Played by the Garrison Players on 12 October 1822 in the African Theatre, with Amoroso, King of Little Britain (Planché) as afterpiece.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008928037
Bosman, 1928: pp.182,
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