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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London and published by T.H. Lacy, 1856.
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Performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London and published by [[T.H. Lacy]], 1856.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1859: Performed on 22 March in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]], with ''[[The Lady of Lyons, or Two-penny Pride and Penny-Tence]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton) and a performance of the brass band of the [[59th Regiment]].
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1859: Performed on 22 March in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]] by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]], with ''[[The Lady of Lyons, or Two-penny Pride and Penny-Tence]]'' (Byron) and a performance of the brass band of the [[59th Regiment]]. The cast of the first play included [[Miss Delmaine]] and [[Miss Rowlands]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 17:42, 18 November 2019

The Evil Genius is an original comedy in three acts by William Bayle Bernard (1807 –1875)[1].

The original text

Performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London and published by T.H. Lacy, 1856.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1859: Performed on 22 March in the Harrington Street Theatre by the Cape Town Dramatic Club, with The Lady of Lyons, or Two-penny Pride and Penny-Tence (Byron) and a performance of the brass band of the 59th Regiment. The cast of the first play included Miss Delmaine and Miss Rowlands.

Sources

http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82113873/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bayle_Bernard

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 145, 149

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