The Mayor of Garratt

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A farce in two acts by Samuel Foote (1720–1777)[1]


The original text

First performed in 1763 at the Haymarket, published in 1764

Performance history in South Africa

15 August 1807: Performed by Officers of the Garrison in the African Theatre with Douglas (Home). Performers included Captain Collins, Mr Morgan, Captain Frazer and Mrs Kinniburgh.

1817: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 11 October, with Laugh When You Can (Reynolds), and The Turnpike Gate (Knight)


11 July 1829: Performed jointly by the English Theatrical Amateur Company and the Cape Town Amateur Company on 11 July 1829 in the African Theatre, along with The Sleepwalker, or Which is the Lady? (Oulton) and Sharp and Flat (Lawler).

Translations and adaptations

Sources

Internet Archive:Mayor of Garratt[2]

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

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[3]: pp. 73, 150-1, 202,

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