The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself

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A farce in two acts by William Thomas (W.T.) Moncrieff(1794-1857). Founded on a story of the same name in The Sketch Book by Washington Irving (published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. in serial form 1819 and 1820).

First performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on July 2nd, 1821.

Published in London and New York in 1821


Performance history in South Africa

Translations and adaptations

Sources

Copy of the text in the Internet Archive[1]

Copy of Samuel French text[2]

Bosman, 1928: p. 208

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