Richelieu, or The Conspiracy
A play in five acts by E. Bulwer Lytton (1803–1873) First performed in 1839. Became a standard of Edwardian theatre and is perhaps best known for its line "The pen is mightier than the sword", spoken by the Cardinal in Act II, Scene II.
Made into a film generally called Cardinal Richelieu, with George Arliss in 1935.
Performance history in South Africa
First performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players (a company known as Captain Hall's Company) on 24 April 1850, with H.V. Morton's The Original. This production was repeated on 8 May 1850, this time with My New Wife and my Old Umbrella by Peake.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://cather.unl.edu/j00046.html
Bosman 1928 pp 398,
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