The Iron Chest

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

Also found as The Iron Chest, or The Blood-Stained Knife.

The original text

Loosely based on the 1794 novel Caleb Williams by William Godwin, the play was 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.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1832: Performed, by the All the World's a Stage on 30 January as The Iron Chest, or The Blood-Stained Knife, with The Sleeping Draught (Penley) and The Lawyer in the Sack, or Jack's Return!!! (a "ballet with dancing").

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 (by Oxberry, though the author is said to be unknown in the source).

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]

Stephen Knight. 2014. Secrets of Crime Fiction Classics: Detecting the Delights of 21 Enduring Stories (McFarland)[3]

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 210, 227

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