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| − | ''[[Two Strings to your Bow]]'' is a farce, in two acts by Robert Jephson (1736-1803)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jephson].
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1791. First printed in London for C. and G. Kearsley,1791.
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| − | In his study [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928) wrongly attributes authorship of the play to the actor Andrew Cherry, who had played the character "Lazarillo" in the London production.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1818: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 7 November, as a benefit for [[Mrs Brough]], with ''[[The Will]]'' (Reynolds).
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| − | 1823: Performed by the [[Garrison Players|Amateur Company]] as a benefit for [[Mrs Green]], in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 25 November 1823; with ''[[Wild Oats]]'' by O'Keeffe.
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| − | 1824: Performed the [[African Theatre]] on 24 July by the [[Garrison Players]], along with ''[[John Bull, or an Englishman's Fireside]]'' (Colman Jr).
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Two strings to your bow: a farce, in two acts, as now performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, with distinguished applause. By Robert Jephson, Esq. at http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/4239 via http://writersinspire.org/content/two-strings-your-bow-farce-two-acts-now-performed-theatre-royal-covent-garden-distinguished. Accessed on Friday, June 24, 2016.
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jephson
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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. 155, 185
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