Honesty is the Best Policy

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See Honesty the Best Policy, a drama in two acts by Mark Lemon[1] (1809-1870).

The original text

Described as "adapted to the English stage", ity was published in 1800 by Davidson in London.

Performance history in South Africa

1854: Originally scheduled for production on 5 June 1854, and finally performed in Cape Town's Garrison Theatre by the Garrison Players on 18 September 1854 as part of a benefit performance for the comedian Mr Kirton, along with The Spitalfields Weaver (Bayly) and Middle Temple (Peake).

Sources

http://www.worldcat.org/title/honesty-the-best-policy-a-drama-in-two-acts-adapted-to-the-english-stage/oclc/2107434

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lemon

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[2]: pp 407-9,

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