The Illustrious Stranger, or Married and Buried

The Illustrious Stranger, or Married and Buried is a "comic operatic farce" in two acts by John Gideon Millingen and James Kenney.

The original text

Originally written as a one act farce in prose called The Illustrious Stranger, or Married and Single and published in Home Plays, London, 1862. It was apparently then turned into an operatic farce in two acts by Kenney and Millingen, with the aid of Joseph de Lefont and music by Isaac Nathan.

First performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Printed by William Kenneth in 1827.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1833: First performed in cape Town in the African Theatre by the All the World's a Stage on Monday 6 May, as afterpiece to The Pilot, or a Tale of the Sea (Fitzball, based on Cooper). The production was a benefit for Mr Whiley.

1834: Performed in the Garrison Theatre by the Garrison Amateurs on Wednesday 19 November, as afterpiece to The Midnight Hour (Inchbald). The production was a benefit for Mrs Black.

1853: Performed in the Garrison Theatre by the Officers of the Garrison on Wednesday 14 September, with as afterpieces Bombastes Furioso (Rhodes) and Did You Ever Send Your Wife to Camberwell? (Coyne). Actors included R.A. Pasley, Captain Hall and Captain Fisher. The play was apparently announced as "Kenney's Operatic Farce..".