Retaliation, or Tit for Tat
Retaliation, or Tit for Tat is a transformation piece, billed as a "Dialogue Entertainment, in Two Parts" by L. MacNally ()[]
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The original text
Retaliation. a Farce, in Two Acts. as It Is Performed, with Universal Applause, at the Theatre-Royal, in Covent-Garden, by... Retaliation. a Farce, in Two Acts. as It Is Performed, with Universal Applause, at the Theatre-Royal, in Covent-Garden, by Leonard Mac Nally,
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Performance history in South Africa
1863: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, during March by a company consisting of J.F. Finlayson, Mr Bowmer and Madame Bowmer, The Bowmers portraying a range of transformation roles in the piece. Also performed was a selection from Il Trovatore ("with Scenery, Chorus and Effects").
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.187
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