The Poor Gentleman

A comedy, in five acts by George Colman, the Younger (1762-1836).

The original text

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

1812: Performed in in the African Theatre, Cape Town on Saturday 20 April by the Garrison Players, with Hoare's Lock and Key as afterpiece (though cited by Bosman as The Lock and Key.)

1816: Presented in Cape Town on Saturday 20 April by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre, with as afterpiece Raising the Wind (Kenney).

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.149, 182,

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