The Midnight Hour

An English translation of the French comedy Guerre Ouverte; or, Ruse centre Ruse, by Mr Dumaniant (Antoine-Jean Bourlin). First performed in Paris, at the Theatre du Palais Royal, 4 October, 1786. Published 1786 in Paris by Cailleau. It was translated and adapted by Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald and first produced at the Theatre Royal in England in ****

This version was produced in Cape Town on 8 ctober 1825 by the Garrison Players, (as companion piece to Exchange no Robbery). The cast included