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− | + | ''[[The Smoked Miser, or The Benefit of Hanging]]'' is a comic dramatic sketch (or farce) in one act by Douglas Jerrold (1803 – 1857)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_William_Jerrold]. | |
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− | 1830: Played on 7 August by the [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre]], | + | 1830: Played on 7 August by the [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Flying Dutchman, or the Phantom Ship]]'' (Fitzball). |
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− | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 214, |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] |
Latest revision as of 06:50, 17 February 2017
The Smoked Miser, or The Benefit of Hanging is a comic dramatic sketch (or farce) in one act by Douglas Jerrold (1803 – 1857)[1].
Contents
The original text
A farce about a miser tries to marry off his ward to advantage. First performed at Sadlers Wells on 23 June, 1823 and published in London by J. Duncombe, [183-?]
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1830: Played on 7 August by the All the World's a Stage in the African Theatre, as afterpiece to The Flying Dutchman, or the Phantom Ship (Fitzball).
Sources
http://netlibrary.net/articles/miser
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 214,
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