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| − | + | The most widely held early version text was published by John Dicks (as No. 699 of ''Dicks' Standard Plays'') in one volume with ''[[Borrowing a Husband, or Sleeping Out]]'' by William T. Moncrieff (1794-1857)[], in 1885(?). | |
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.132 | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.132 | ||
Latest revision as of 06:36, 28 October 2020
My Wife's Out is a farce in one act by G. Herbert Rodwell (George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell, 1800-1852)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performed in London at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, London, on 2 October, 1843, and was most probably published in the same year, with 10 editions being published between 1843 and 2019 (according to WorldCat Identities[2]).
The most widely held early version text was published by John Dicks (as No. 699 of Dicks' Standard Plays) in one volume with Borrowing a Husband, or Sleeping Out by William T. Moncrieff (1794-1857)[], in 1885(?).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed as My Wife's Out by Clara Tellett and her company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 7 August, with The Pilot, or A Tale of the Sea (Cooper/Fitzball).
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1885 text by John Dicks, The Internet Archive[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rodwell
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Dictionary_of_Music_and_Musicians/Rodwell,_George
http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83024506/
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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