Bess

Bess is a drama in three acts by Aimée Daniell Beringer (Mrs. Oscar Beringer, 1856–1936)[1].

The original text

First performed in the Novelty Theatre, London on 17 November, 1891. Unpublished.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1891: Performed by a touring company of Luscombe Searelle, in the Exhibition Theatre, Cape Town, during December and featuring W.H. Vernon and Genevieve Ward.

Sources

Beringer, Aimée Daniell (1856–1936). "Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages". . Encyclopedia.com. 11 Apr. 2018 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

Kerry Powell. , 2007. Women and Victorian Theatre Cambridge University Press, p. 193[2]

Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 5, Part 2. CUP Archive: p. 259[3]

D.C. Boonzaier. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.

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