The Noble Lord
The Noble Lord is a farcical comedy by Robert Marshall (1863-1910)[1]
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The original text
A play about the complications that follow when a Baroness promises to marry a politician who succeeded in passing her bill on women's emancipation. First performed (to lukewarm critical reception) at The Criterion Theatre, London, on 18 October, 1900, playing till 22 January, 1901.
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Performance history in South Africa
1901: Performed by Edward Sass and his company in the Opera House, Cape Town, in October, directed by Sass, probably presented under the auspices of Ben and Frank Wheeler.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Marshall_(dramatist)
J.P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel Scarecrow Press: p. 32, Google E-book[2]
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.410
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