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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. 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]]'' by Webster. It was possibly wrongly advertised by the company or wrongly quoted by a reporter. (Later on, in the same source, there is another confusion, also pointed out by Bosman.) | |
'''See ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' (Webster)''' | '''See ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' (Webster)''' | ||
Revision as of 13:43, 21 June 2016
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 by Webster. It was possibly wrongly advertised by the company or wrongly quoted by a reporter. (Later on, in the same source, there is another confusion, also pointed out by Bosman.)
See My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella (Webster)
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