View source for The Birthday, or the Prince of Arragon

by John O'Keeffe. Also written ''The Birth Day'' or ''The Birth-Day''

Described as "A dramatick piece with songs in two acts [and in prose]", it was a special piece to celebrate  the twenty-first birthday of the prince of Wales.
 
First performed in London at the Theatre-Royal Haymarket in 1783. 

== Performance history in South Africa ==

Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] on 12 October, 1812, (using the title ''The Birth Day'' , and apparently billed as a comedy in 3 acts), with ''[[Silvester Daggerwood]]'' (Colman, Jr) and ''[[The Apprentice]]'' (Murphy) .

==Translations and adaptations==

== Sources ==

National Library of Ireland catalogue[http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000477935]

http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/article.jsp?articleid=20658&back=

[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp.  143  

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