Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Curse

Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Curse is melodrama by Edward Stirling (1807-1894)[]

Also found, in some productions and sources as Jane Lomax, or The Mother's Crime; Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Crime;  or simply as Jane Lomax.

The original text
Based on Jane Lomax, or A Mother's Crime, the sensational 1838 novel by Horace Smith, it was first performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London ), 4 Feb 1839 - 23 Feb 1839.

Performance history in South Africa
1860: Produced by Sefton Parry on 1 March in the The Cape Town Theatre in Harrington Street as Jane Lomax, with An Alarming Sacrifice (Buckstone) and La Yolta Arragonaise (a dance by Lizzie Powell) as interlude.

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