Guy Mannering, or The Gipsey's Prophecy

Guy Mannering, or The Gipsey's Prophecy is a musical play in three acts by Daniel Terry (1780?-1829)[1].

Sometimes simply referred to as Guy Mannering.

The original text

Based on Sir Walter Scott's novel Guy Mannering or The Astrologer (1815), it was dramatised by Terry and first performed in London on 12 March 1816 at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, with music by which Henry Bishop (1786–1855). First published by John Miller, London, in 1816. Published in 1860 by Wm Taylor, for distribution by Samuel French, with a useful short editorial introduction by "H.L.".

Performance history in South Africa

1826: Performed as Guy Mannering in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 31 August, with The Review (Colman Jr) as afterpiece.

Sources

https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009721724

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Mannering

Facsimile version of the original 1816 published playtext: Google E-book[2]

Facsimile version of the 1860 published playtext, with an editorial introduction: The Internet Archive[3]

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 197

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