A Thumping Legacy

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A farce by John Maddison Morton (1811–1891)

Performed in London as A Thumping Legacy in 1843. Often subtitled, or alternatively titled The Cockney in Corsica

Performance history in South Africa

Performed in the Drawing Room Theatre, Cape Town, on Friday 13 July 1855 by Sefton Parry, as a benefit performance for the Patriotic Fund, along with A Capital Match (J.M. Morton) and Monsieur Jacques (Barnett).

Translations and adaptations

Sources

The Spectator, 18 FEBRUARY 1843, p. 15[1]


Bosman, 1928: pp.

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