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| − | + | ''[[My New Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' is ostensibly a play by R.B. Peake[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Peake](1792 – 1847), as reported by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928, p.398) from local papers in Cape Town in 1850. | |
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| + | However, Bosman's entry is very confusing, since he also mentions ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' by Benjamin Webster, and there is no record of a play by this name by Peake, the two titles appears to refer to the same play - ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' an English translation by Webster of ''[[Ma Femme et Mon Parapluie]]''. It was possibly wrongly advertised by the company or wrongly quoted by a reporter. | ||
'''See ''[[Ma Femme et Mon Parapluie]]'' | '''See ''[[Ma Femme et Mon Parapluie]]'' | ||
Revision as of 05:43, 13 April 2017
My New Wife and My Old Umbrella is ostensibly a play by R.B. Peake[1](1792 – 1847), as reported by F.C.L. Bosman (1928, p.398) from local papers in Cape Town in 1850.
However, Bosman's entry is very confusing, since he also mentions My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella by Benjamin Webster, and there is no record of a play by this name by Peake, the two titles appears to refer to the same play - My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella an English translation by Webster of Ma Femme et Mon Parapluie. It was possibly wrongly advertised by the company or wrongly quoted by a reporter.
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