The Irish Tutor, or New Lights
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A farce in one act, translated from the French ** by the Earl of Glengall. (Richard Butler, Earl of Glengall, 1794-1858.) First performed at the Cheltenham Theatre on July 12th 1822 then at the TRheatre Royal Covent Garden on October 28th 1822. Published in 1823.
Performance history in South Africa
1824: Performed by the Garrison Amateur Players, in the African Theatre on 4 and 22 September 1824, as afterpiece to Life, A Comedy (Reynolds). Its star performer was Dr M'Donnell.
1845: Performed on 22 August, 1845 by All the World's a Stage in the Roeland Street Theatre, as afterpiece to Charles XII.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Bosman, 1928: pp. 414-5;
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