Barnaby Brittle, or A Wife at Her Wit's End
Barnaby Brittle, or A Wife at Her Wit's End is a farce in two acts by Thomas Betterton (1635?-1710)[].
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The original text
It is a later adaptation of Betterton's The Amorous Widow, or The Wanton Wife (1710), which in turn was adapted from Moliere's George Dandin. First performed in this form at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. Published in London by G. Kearsly, 1782.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1817: Performed as Barnaby Brittle in the "The African Theatre" on 5 July by the Garrison Players, as afterpiece to The Merchant of Venice, with Captain Carter as "Shylock".
Sources
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8772410
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 150,
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