Nine Points of the Law

Nine Points of the Law is a comedy in one act by Tom Taylor (1817-1880)[1].

In his index, F.C.L. Bosman lists the play as Nine Points to the Law.

The original text

Published a number of times, e.g. by Samuel French as Issue 680 of 19th century British drama, by Thomas Hailes Lacy in 1859 (as Volume 40 of Lacy's Acting Edition)and as Issue 69 of Modern English Comic Theatre by H. Hartung, 1863

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1877: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company as Nine Points of the Law on 7 December, with The Chimney Corner (Craven)

Sources

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Nine_Points_of_the_Law.html?id=k4jDwgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

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

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.322, 363

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