The Alabama: A Nautical Extravaganza

The Alabama: A Nautical Extravaganza is a one-act "extravaganza" by John Maddison Morton (1811–1891).

The original text
According to Bennet (2008, p. 111) it was apparently a reworking of an earlier piece by Morton called Her Majesty's Sloop Spitfire, and was produced in London at the Theater Royal, Drury Lane (7-19 March 1864).

Performance history in South Africa
1867: Performed as an "interesting Extravaganza" in the Theatre Royal, Harrington Street, Cape Town by Le Roy's Original Company on 12 April, under the patronage of the "Stewards of the Races". The programme also included a repeat appearance by J.C. Howard in Aurora Floyd (Braddon), a rendering of the song The Slave Ship by Mr Spencer and a comic song by Mr Ray.

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