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A melodrama in Three Acts by Thomas Egerton Wilks (1812-1854)
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''[[Wenlock of Wenlock, or The Spirit of the Black Mantle]]'' is a [[melodrama]] in three acts by Thomas Egerton Wilks (1812-1854)[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82-207731/]
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
 
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Published by J. Duncombe, 1834. Also listed in some adverts in Australia as ''[[Wenlock of Wenlock, or The Moss Trooper and The Spirit of the Black Mantle]]
Published by J. Duncombe, 1834
 
 
 
 
 
A two-act abridgment of  [[The Committee, or The Faithful Irishman]], a comedy by Sir Robert Howard (1626-1698). Probably first performed in London in 1662, and printed 1665.
 
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1843: Performed in the [[Hope Street Theatre|Amateur Theatre]] in Hope Street by [[All the World's a Stage]], with ''[[The Honest Thieves]]'' (Knight) as afterpiece.
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1843: Performed in the [[Hope Street Theatre|Amateur Theatre]] in Hope Street by [[All the World's a Stage]], with ''[[The Honest Thieves]]'' ( Howard/Knight) as afterpiece.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Wenlock_of_Wenlock.html?id=8QrKQAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
 
http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Wenlock_of_Wenlock.html?id=8QrKQAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: p. 413
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http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82-207731/
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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/]: p. 413
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:46, 28 July 2017

Wenlock of Wenlock, or The Spirit of the Black Mantle is a melodrama in three acts by Thomas Egerton Wilks (1812-1854)[1]

The original text

Published by J. Duncombe, 1834. Also listed in some adverts in Australia as Wenlock of Wenlock, or The Moss Trooper and The Spirit of the Black Mantle

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1843: Performed in the Amateur Theatre in Hope Street by All the World's a Stage, with The Honest Thieves ( Howard/Knight) as afterpiece.

Sources

http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Wenlock_of_Wenlock.html?id=8QrKQAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82-207731/

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: p. 413

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