Money
Money is a comic play by Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)[1].
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The original text
The play premièred in London at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, on 8 December 1840.
Translations and adaptations
In 1921 the play was adapted into a silent film, directed by Duncan McRae.
Performance history in South Africa
1888-9 Performed by Lillian Beddard and her company in South Africa, with Beddard as "Clara Douglas". Among the cities played were Johannesburg (the Theatre Royal, 10-14 June), Kimberley and Cape Town (the Exhibition Theatre).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_(play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bulwer-Lytton
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.388-9
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