Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday

Robinson Crusoe, or Harlequin Friday is a grand pantomime, in two acts, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)

The original text
A pantomime version of Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe, this was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1781 and in adapted form at the Theatre-Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1791.

Performance history in South Africa
1813: Performed 23 October by Mr Cuerton's company, in association with the Garrison Players in the African Theatre, as afterpiece to The Village Lawyer (Macready?).

1813: Repeated on 6 November, with a new dance entitled The Sailor and His Bottle, followed by a whistling performance of folk songs by Mr Cuerton.

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