The Mother-in-Law
The Mother-in-Law is the title given by D.C. Boonzaier (1923) for an anonymous play performed in Cape Town in 1894.
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The original text
Though Bosman (1980) suggests this may be (a dramatised version of) a satirical work by George R. Sims (1847-1922)[], called Memoirs of a Mother-in-Law (London, George Newnes, 1892), it may also be a reference to How to Tame Your Mother-in-Law, a one-act farce Henry James Byron (1835-1884)[] (originally produced at the Strand Theatre, London, May 30th, 1864).
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Performance history in South Africa
1894: The Mother-in-Law performed in the Opera House, Cape Town, by the visiting Emilie Bevan Comedy Company as part of their second season.
Sources
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 1932. (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.394-5
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