The Maid and The Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon
The Maid and the Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon! is a burlesque burletta [in verse] by Henry James Byron ()[].
Also referred to as The Maid and The Magpie Travestie in the text.
Contents
The original text
Founded on the opera La Gazza Ladra by G. M.S.C. Gherardini ()[], it was first performed at the Strand Theatre on 11 October, 1858. The text published by Thomas Hailes Lacy , 1859.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Facsimile version of the original text, Google E-book[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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