Ici on Parle Français

Ici on Parle Français ("Here we speak French") is an English farce in one act by Thomas John Williams (1824-1874)

The original text
First performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in 1859.

Published as Issue 297 of French's minor drama, by Samuel French

The title also found as Ici on Parle Français, or The Major's Mistake in the new 1889 publication of the text by H. Roorbach, New York.

Performance history in South Africa
1861: Performed as Ici on Parle Français by Sefton Parry and his company in the Theatre Royal on 1 July,  with The Bonnie Fishwife (Selby) and The Rough Diamond (Buckstone)

1861: Performed as Ici on Parle Français on 14 October in the new Theatre Royal, Cape Town by the Sefton Parry company, followed by Aladdin, or The Wonderful Lamp.

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