The Green Bushes, or A Hundred Years Ago

The Green Bushes, or A Hundred Years Ago is a popular melodrama in three acts John Baldwin Buckstone (1802– 1879)

Also known as The Green Bushes, or Ireland a Hundred Years Ago or simply as The Green Bushes

The original text
It opened in the Adelphi Theatre, London on January 27th, 1845, and was considered as one of the highlights of the old Adelphi Theatre repertoire.

Published as The Green Bushes, or A Hundred Years Ago, an original drama in three acts by Samuel French in 1856.

Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed in Cape Town by the Le Roy and Duret Company on 17 May, as The Green Bushes, or Ireland a Hundred Years Ago with The Actress Of All Work, or My Country Cousin(Buckstone).

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