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''[[The Spare Bed, or The Shower Bath]]'' is a farce in two acts by Frederick Fox Cooper (1806-1879).
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(Also known simply as ''[[The Spare Bed]]'')
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== The original text ==
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Performed at the  Surrey Theatre, 7 July 1833 and the Victoria Theatre,  8 July 1833 (?).
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Published by  J. Cumberland in 1833.
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==Translations and adaptations== 
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1853: Performed as ''[[The Spare Bed]]'' by the Port Elizabeth Amateurs in the "new Theatre" on 22 October , with selections from ''[[Henry V]]'' and ''[[A Most Unwarrantable Intrusion|An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' (Morton).
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== Sources ==
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A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850, p. 273, CUP Archive/Google E-Book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=gnc3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA273&lpg=PA273&dq=The+Spare+Bed+Fox+Cooper&source=bl&ots=kckQLmAc9v&sig=wi9mCGjabd_j-cnaIwVk8-vtNto&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjm34TU6_bMAhWLJMAKHeJ4DboQ6AEINjAF#v=onepage&q=The%20Spare%20Bed%20Fox%20Cooper&f=false]
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https://openlibrary.org/works/OL11421160W/The_spare_bed_or_The_shower_bath
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Facsimile version of ''The Spare Bed, or The Shower Bath'', Google Books[http://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Spare_Bed_Or_The_Shower_Bath.html?id=JBopngEACAAJ&redir_esc=y]
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[[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. 508,
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Revision as of 06:18, 26 May 2016

The Spare Bed, or The Shower Bath is a farce in two acts by Frederick Fox Cooper (1806-1879).

(Also known simply as The Spare Bed)

The original text

Performed at the Surrey Theatre, 7 July 1833 and the Victoria Theatre, 8 July 1833 (?). Published by J. Cumberland in 1833.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1853: Performed as The Spare Bed by the Port Elizabeth Amateurs in the "new Theatre" on 22 October , with selections from Henry V and An Unwarrantable Intrusion (Morton).


Sources

A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850, p. 273, CUP Archive/Google E-Book[1]

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL11421160W/The_spare_bed_or_The_shower_bath

Facsimile version of The Spare Bed, or The Shower Bath, Google Books[2]

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 508,

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page