The Devil's Elixir, or The Shadowless Man
The Devil's Elixir, or The Shadowless Man is a musical romance in two acts by Edward Fitzball (1792–1873)[1].
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The original text
An influential gothic style melodrama in two acts, first performed Theatre Royal Covent Garden 20 April, 1829.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1850: Performed by Lycett's Company in the Drury Lane Theatre on 24 November with Twice Killed (Oxenford) as afterpiece.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzball
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oxenford
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[2]: pp. p. 425
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