John Maddison Morton

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Maddison Morton was an English playwright who specialized in one-act farces. His most famous farce was Box and Cox. He also wrote comic dramas, pantomimes and other theatrical pieces.Morton was born in Pangbourne. His father, Thomas Morton, was also a well-known dramatist.Morton's first farce, My First Fit of the Gout, was produced in London in 1835. He was the author of several other one-act farces, including My Husband's Ghost, Chaos Is Come Again, A Thumping Legacy, Lend Me Five Shillings, The Irish Tiger, Done on Both Sides, Who's My Husband?, Going to the Derby, Slasher and Crasher!, Your Life's in Danger, Where There's a Will There's a Way