The First of April
The First of April is a farce by Caroline Boaden (fl. 1825–1839)[1].
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The original text
A play offering a series of practical jokes, written in pantomimic style, the play was first performed to great popularity at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on August 31, 1830. Published by J. Cumberland 1830.
Translations and adaptations
South African productions
1833: Performed in Cape Town in the African Theatre by the All the World's a Stage on 13 July, with The Floating Beacon, or The Norwegian Wreckers (Fitzball), The Six Simpletons, or The Press Gang (a "ballet dance"), and a new pantomime, Clown and Goose, performed by Mr Charles West.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1830 text, Google E-Book[2]
"Caroline Boaden" in Darryll Grantley. 2013.Historical Dictionary of British Theatre: Early Period (Publisher Scarecrow Press)[3].
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 227
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