Marriage at any Price
Marriage at any Price is a farce in one act by J.P. Wooler (John Pratt Wooler, 1824-1868)[1]
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Royal Strand Theatre, London on 28 July 1862.
Published as Issue 63 of De Witt's acting plays (1862) and as Volume 55 of Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed as Marriage at any Price by Clara Tellett and her company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 15 December, with It's Never too Late to Mend, or Gold, Gold, Gold (Reade). The performance given as a benefit for James Leffler, held under the patronage of the Governor's wife, Lady Wodehouse, and R. Southey, the Colonial Secretary.
Sources
Facsimile version of the original De Witt text of 1862, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
Online Books by J. P. Wooler , The Online Books Page[3]
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Marriage_at_Any_Price.html?id=oKtEAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.132
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