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''[[Jessie Brown, or The Relief of Lucknow]]'' is a drama in three acts by Dion Boucicault (1820-1890)[].

Also known simply as ''[[Jessie Brown]]'' or as ''[[The Relief of Lucknow]]''. 

==The original text==

Founded on an episode in the Indian rebellion, it was first performed 

Published by [[Samuel French]], New York, in 1858 in the series "''Boucicault's Dramatic Works'' forming the repertoire of Miss Agnes Robertson, No VI".

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==


1866: Performed as ''[[Lucretia Borgia]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 

== Sources ==

Facsimile version of the promptbook, published by [[Samuel French]] in 1858, ''[[The Internet Archive]]''[https://archive.org/details/adj0994.0001.001.umich.edu] 

[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 361,

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