The Magistrate
The Magistrate [1] is an 1885 farce by English playwright Arthur Wing Pinero (1855–1934) [2]. A respectable English Magistrate gets caught up in a series of scandalous events that almost cause his disgrace.
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The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
19**: Lionel B. Stent appeared in a production of this play during the early years of the twentieth century in Pretoria.
1969: Staged by PACT at the Alexander Theatre, directed by Roy Sargeant, featuring Anthony James (Mr Posket),
John Hayter, Maryann Johnston,
Sources
Wikipedia [3].
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll, 1949.
PACT theatre programme, 1969.
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