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''[[A Most Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' is a comic interlude in one act by J.M. Morton (1811–1891) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton].  
 
''[[A Most Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' is a comic interlude in one act by J.M. Morton (1811–1891) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton].  
  
(Also referred to simply as ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'')  
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(Also referred to simply as '''''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]''''')  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 508
 
[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 508
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.145, 188
  
 
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Revision as of 05:47, 9 July 2021

A Most Unwarrantable Intrusion is a comic interlude in one act by J.M. Morton (1811–1891) [1].

(Also referred to simply as An Unwarrantable Intrusion)

The original text

First performed and published in 1849.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1853: Performed as An Unwarrantable Intrusion in The Lyceum by the Port Elizabeth Dramatic Society on 22 October, with selections from Henry IV and The Spare Bed (Cooper).

1859: Performed as An Unwarrantable Intrusion on 28 July in the Harrington Street Theatre by the Cape Town Dramatic Club, with To Oblige Benson (Lemoine-Moreau and Delacour/Taylor) and My First Fit of the Gout (Morton).

1863: In a bleak theatrical year, a single performance of An Unwarrantable Intrusion was presented in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 2 November by a company consisting of the young tragedian Samuel Wolfe, Mr Bowmer and Madame Bowmer (the latter two often referred to collectively as "The Bowmers"). Also performed was A Pair of Pigeons (Stirling).

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddison_Morton

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 508

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.145, 188

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