The Floating Beacon, or The Norwegian Wreckers
The Floating Beacon, or The Norwegian Wreckers is a melodrama in two acts by Edward Fitzball (1792–1873)[1].
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The original text
According to the author, the text was apparently influenced by The Light Tower, a German play by **. Fitzball's own play was first performed to great success in the Surrey Theatre, London, on 19 April, 1824. The text was printed by and for J. Lowndes in 1824.
Translations and adaptations
South African productions
1833: Performed in Cape Town in the African Theatre by the All the World's a Stage on 13 July, with The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang (a "ballet dance"), The First of April (Boaden) and a new pantomime, Clown and Goose, performed by Mr Charles West.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[2]: pp. 186-189, 371.
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