That Blessed Baby
There are two one-act farces by this name:
- That Blessed Baby by J. George Moore (1856)
- That Blessed Baby by Edward Warloch Mumford (1902)
Contents
That Blessed Baby by J. George Moore (fl. 1850s)[1]
The original text
This is the only play on record by J. George Moore, and nothing is really known about the author.
The pliece was first performed at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, London, on 11 February 1856 and on Broadway in Burton's Theatre presumably in the same year.
First published in London by London, Webster and Co. and then by Samuel French as No LXXVII of French's American Drama, London/New York 1856.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Billed as a "Roaring Farce", That Blessed Baby was performed by Clara Tellett and her company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 21 July, with The Miller's Maid (Saville).
1862: Performed by Clara Tellett and her company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 28 November, with Don Caesar de Bazan (Pinel & D'Ennery).
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1856 Samuel French edition, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
Online Books by J. George Moore, The Online Books Page[3]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.131-133, 135
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That Blessed Baby by Edward Warloch Mumford (1868-1941)[4]
The original text
Published in Philadelphia, The Penn Publishing Company, 1902.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
No performances of this text in South Africa have been noted yet
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1902 Penn Publishing edition, Hathi Trust Digital Library[5]
https://catalog.lib.uchicago.edu/vufind/Record/ocm31161442
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