Grist to the Mill, or The Miser of Verdun
Grist to the Mill, or The Miser of Verdun is a comic drama in two acts by James Robinson Planché.
Contents
The original text
The acting edition published by Samuel French in 1856 as issue 264 of French's Standard Drama.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1860: Performed as Grist to the Mill, or The Miser of Verdun in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, by the Sefton Parry company on 14 February, under the patronage of the Cape Volunteer Corps. The afterpiece is The Rifle and How to Use It (Bridgeman).
1862: Performed by the Sefton Parry company as Grist to the Mill in the New Theatre, Port Elizabeth, as part of the opening performance of the new venue on . Cape Town, on 14 February, under the patronage of the Cape Volunteer Corps. The afterpiece is The Rifle and How to Use It (Bridgeman).
Sources
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Grist_to_the_Mill.html?id=ORCBAQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
Jill Fletcher. 1994. The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.
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