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''[[Dr Wake's Patient]]'' is a comedy in four acts by William Gayer Mackay and Robert Ord 

Some versions give the names of the authors as "Gayer Mackay, Robert Ord William" and [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980:p. 432) has "W.J. Mackay and 'R. Ord' ". In later editions (e.g. by Forgotten Books, 2016), the play is ascribed to Mackay alone. 

==The original text==

First produced by Otho Stuart at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 5 September, 1906.  

Published in  1909 by [[Samuel French]], ltd.

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1910: Performed by the new [[De Jong-Black Company]] in the [[Tivoli Theatre]], Cape Town, as part of a season that had commenced on 12 January.

== Sources ==

Facsimile version of the 1909 [[Samuel French]] edition, [[The Internet Archive]][https://archive.org/details/drwakespatienta00ordgoog/page/n4]

https://www.worldcat.org/title/dr-wakes-patient-a-comedy-in-four-acts/oclc/5297080

Google listing of later editions of the play[https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AGayer+Mackay&s=relevancerank&text=Gayer+Mackay%2C+Robert+Ord+William&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1]


[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.432-2

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