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''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' is a melodramatic comedy by Thomas Morton and J.M. Morton.
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''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' is a comic drama in two acts by Thomas Morton (1764-1838)[] and John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[].  
  
 
This piece is sometimes called ''[[The Factory Girl]]''.
 
This piece is sometimes called ''[[The Factory Girl]]''.

Revision as of 06:02, 9 September 2017

All that Glitters is not Gold is a comic drama in two acts by Thomas Morton (1764-1838)[] and John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[].

This piece is sometimes called The Factory Girl.

The original text

Adapted from the French, it was first performed at the Olympic Theatre, London, on January 13, 1851, with Mrs. Stirling as "Martha Gibb". It was first played in New York in March, 1851.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

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


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