The Irishman in London

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Subtitled The Happy African. A farce in two acts by William MacReady (?1755-1829). First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1792.Published 1793.



Performance history in South Africa

6 July 1812: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre, with Speed the Plough (Th. Morton).


23 July 1831: Performed in Cape Town by All the World's a Stage in the Cape Town Theatre, with Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field

Translations and adaptations

Sources

Oxford Dictionary of British History: William Macready[1]

Free online E-Book, Google Books[2]

Bosman, 1928: pp. 216

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