Lady Huntworth's Experiment

Lady Huntworth's Experiment is a comedy in three acts by R.C. Carton (Richard Claude Carton, 1856-1928)[1].

The original text

First performed at the Criterion Theatre, London, on 26 April, 1900.

Published by Samuel French, London, in 1904.

Performance history in South Africa

1901: Performed in the Opera House, Cape Town, by the Sass and Nelson company, as part of a short season of plays that commenced on 11 May. The play featured Edward Sass in the leading role.

Sources

Facsimile version of the 1904 edition of the play by Samuel French, Project Gutenberg [2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._C._Carton

J.P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. (Second, revised edition), p.341[3]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 409.

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