The Rosebud of Stinging-nettle Farm, or the Villainous Squire and the Virtuous Villager

The Rosebud of Stinging-nettle Farm, or the Villainous Squire and the Virtuous Villager is a one-act play by Henry James Byron (1835-1884)

Also found as The Rosebud of Stingingnettle Farm, or the Villainous Squire and the Virtuous Villager or simply The Rosebud of Stinging-nettle Farm.

The original text
First performed at the Crystal Palace, 1862 and the Adelphi Theatre London on 9 September 1863. Published by Samuel French in 1862.

Translations and adaptations
Adapted and performed as a "grand ballet divertissement" called The Belle of the Village by an anonymous author in 1865.

Performance history in South Africa
1865: Performed as The Belle of the Village in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 4 December by the Ray and Cooper company, with The Lonely Man of the Ocean

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