An April Fool

An April Fool is a farce in one act by Andrew Halliday (1830–77) and William Brough (1826–1870)

Not to be confused with: April Fool,or The Follies of a Night by Leonard McNally (1786), The April Fool by E. Fitzball (1841) or April Fools by C. Dibdin (1817).

The original text
First performed in the Drury Lane Theatre, London on the 11th April, 1864, with Miss Lydia Thompson as Diana Oldbuck, and R. Roxby and G. Belraore in other parts.

Performance history in South Africa
1867: Performed by "Le Roy's Original Company" in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 11 February, with The Octoroon (Boucicault).

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