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''[[A Race for a Wife]]'' is a comedietta by Frederick F. Cooper (fl. mid 19th century)[].

''Not to be confused with the Burletta ''[[The Race for a Wife]]'' (Anon.)''.

==The original text==

Performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in 1876 (30 performances, 19 August to 22 September)

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1871: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]] Cape Town  by the [[D'Arcy Read Company]] on 7 November, with ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough)

== Sources ==

[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.251

Entry in ''The Adelphi Theatre Calendar''[https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/m75d.htm#Label013]

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