Two Bonnycastles

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A farce in one act by J.M. Morton. First performed in London at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on Tuesday 25 November, 1851. Published by Lacy, 1851.

Performance history in South Africa

1854: Performed in Cape Town (apparently under the title The Two Bonnycastles, according to Bosman 1928, p408) in late July by the Amateur Company (aided by the Officers of the Garrison) in the Garrison Theatre. Also performed were Charles the Twelfth (Planché), A Peculiar Position author unnamed, but it was a translation from Scribe & Bayard by Planché). The performances were repeated on Friday, 18 August, with the addition of The Honeymoon (Tobin).

Translations and adaptations

Sources

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

http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Two_Bonnycastles.html?id=Uvs7AQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y


Bosman, 1928: pp. 408

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