My First Fit of the Gout
My First Fit of the Gout is a comedy in one act by J.M. Morton (1811–1891) [1].
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The original text
His very first farce, it was produced in the Queen's Theatre, London, in March, 1835. Published by T.H. Lacy in Lacy, vol. xi.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1859: Performed as My First Fit of the Gout on 28 July in the Harrington Street Theatre by the Cape Town Dramatic Club, with To Oblige Benson (Taylor) and An Unwarrantable Intrusion (Morton).
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 145,
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