The Battle of Hexham, or Days of Old
The Battle of Hexham is a three-act historical musical comedy by George Colman
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The original text
There was an earlier play by this name, written by one Barnabe Barnes (1607), but the manuscript appears to have been lost (see the Lost Plays Database[1]).
Colman's play was entitled The Battle of Hexham, or Days of Old and opened at the Haymarket Theatre on 11 August 1789, running for 20 performances and was frequently revived afterwards. Published in 1808 by Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1818: Performed by the Gentlemen Amateurs (Garrison Players) with the help of Mr Cooke and his company of ladies, in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 10 October, with The Jew and the Doctor (Dibdin).
Sources
Lost Plays Database (https://www.lostplays.org/lpd/Battle_of_Hexham).
Facsimile version of the 1808 text of Colman's play , The Battle of Hexham, or Days of Old - Google E-book[2]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 155
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