The Iron Chest

The Iron Chest is a play in three acts by George Colman, the Younger (1762-1836)[1].

The original text

First performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, on Saturday, 12th March, 1796. Published in 1796 by P. Wogan, J. Rice, and G. Folingsby and printed by Thomas Burnside, Dublin.

Performance history in South Africa

1833: Performed, by the All the World's a Stage on 11 November, with St Patrick’s Day (Sheridan) and The Actress Of All Work, or Six in One (Oxberry, though the author not is said to be unknown).

Sources

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

Colman, George, the Younger. The Iron Chest. Dublin 1796. Early English Books Online: Text Creation Partnership. U of Michigan Library. Web. accessed:27 January, 2016[2]

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 210, 227

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