Bridal Tour

“A Bridal Tour” is a rewritten version of “Marriage” that Boucicault took overseas to London three years after the latter failed in America. Shortened to three acts, the play opened at Haymarket Theatre on 2 August 1880, and, while the London Times praised the play for the quality of its actors, overall the play was unsuccessful. Critics said that the play failed in both dramatic and comedic qualities, had a puzzling plot, and read better than it acted. It only ran until 3 September 1880. The play script digitized here is an unmarked copy, and makes for an interesting comparison to the longer and more complex “Marriage.”