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| − | An English translation of the French comedy ''[[Guerre-Ouverte, ou Ruse contre Ruse]]'', by Mr Dumaniant (Antoine-Jean Bourlin). First performed in Paris, at the Theatre du Palais Royal, 4 October, 1786. Published 1786 in Paris by Cailleau.
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| − | It was translated and adapted by Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald in 1787 and first produced at the Theatre Royal in England that year.
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| − | == South African productions ==
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| − | 1823: Inchibald's version was first produced in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[English Theatricals]] on 14 June 1823, as a benefit performance for a widow with 5 children, alongside [[The Wedding Day]] ().
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| − | 1823: This production was repeated on 21 June, 1823 with the addition of ''[[The King and the Miller of Mansfield]]'' (Dodsley)
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| − | 1825: Produced in Cape Town on 8 October 1825, this time by the [[Garrison Players]], (as companion piece to ''[[Exchange no Robbery]]''). The players included [[Mr H. Hanson]], [[Mr Troward]], [[Sgt Corbishley]]. [[Mr Rundle]], [[Howell]], [[Mrs Black]], [[Mrs Gouland]], [[Mr Mills]], [[Mrs O'Brien]]
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| − | 1834: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players|Garrison Amateurs]] on Wednesday 19 November, 1834, with as afterpiece ''[[The Illustrious Stranger, or Married and Buried]]'' (Kenney and Millingen). The production was a benefit for [[Mrs Black]].
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Digital text Guerre-Ouverte, Internet Archive[https://archive.org/details/guerreouverteour00dumauoft]
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Inchbald
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 188, 194
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| − | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
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