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Major John Richardson's 'The Miser Outwitted' Discovered
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The Miser Outwitted by Major John Richardson was advertised for sale in Upper Canadian newspapers in 1841 but no copy has been found. David Beasley, who wrote Richardson's biography, describes how he discovered the anonymous playscript in the Manuscripts Room of the British Library and determined by the handwriting that Richardson was the author. He surmises how it came to be produced at the Queens Theatre, Dublin on 10 May 1848. The play, a one-act farce, is a good example of the entertainment enjoyed by our colonial ancestors in the last century. The theme of a Miser tricked into losing his Money is of perennial interest and enjoys a long tradition in the theatre.
Title: Major John Richardson's 'The Miser Outwitted' Discovered
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The Miser Outwitted by Major John Richardson was advertised for sale in Upper Canadian newspapers in 1841 but no copy has been found.
David Beasley, who wrote Richardson's biography, describes how he discovered the anonymous playscript in the Manuscripts Room of the British Library and determined by the handwriting that Richardson was the author.
He surmises how it came to be produced at the Queens Theatre, Dublin on 10 May 1848.
The play, a one-act farce, is a good example of the entertainment enjoyed by our colonial ancestors in the last century.
The theme of a Miser tricked into losing his Money is of perennial interest and enjoys a long tradition in the theatre.
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