The Iron Chest
The Iron Chest is a play in three acts by George Colman, the Younger (1762-1836)
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, on Saturday, 12th March, 1796. Published in 1796 by P. Wogan, J. Rice, and G. Folingsby and printed by Thomas Burnside, Dublin.
Translations and adaptations
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1833: Performed, by the All the World's a Stage on 11 November, with St Patrick’s Day (Sheridan) and The Actress Of All Work, or Six in One (author not mentioned ).
Sources
Colman, George, the Younger. The Iron Chest. Dublin 1796. Early English Books Online: Text Creation Partnership. U of Michigan Library. Web. accessed:27 January, 2016[1]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 185, 227
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