Lady Clancarty, or Wedded and Wooed
Lady Clancarty, or Wedded and Wooed is a comedy in four acts by Tom Taylor (1817-1880)[].
Wrongly listed in the index to F.C.L. Bosman, 1980, as "Lady Clantary, or Wedded and Wooed", though named correctly in the text (p.368).
Contents
The original text
, described as "a tale of the assassination plot, 1696",
Published by Samuel French, London, Issue 368 of French's standard drama (The Acting edition) in 1874 and by Chatto & Windus, 1877.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1878: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town by Captain Disney Roebuck's company on 8 May, with scenes from Robinson Crusoe (Byron). The evening a benefit for Sutton Vane.
1878: Repeated by Captain Disney Roebuck's company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 10 and 11 May, again with scenes from Robinson Crusoe (Byron).
Sources
Online Books by Tom Taylor, The Online Books Page[1]
(Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 368.
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