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''[[Oud tot Jong Gemaald, of De Krommesprongen van Harlequin]]'' ("Old ground to youth, or the capers of Harlequin") is the [[Dutch]] title for an unknown English "[[Harlequin Pantomime]]" or "[[Harlequinesque Pantomime]]" (cited only in this [[Dutch]] form by [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 146). Possibly a creation of [[Mr Cuerton]].

'''See also [[Mr Cuerton]]'''

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== Performance history in South Africa ==

1813: Performed Saturday 14 July by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], under the leadership of [[Mr Cuerton]], with as afterpiece ''[[The Village Lawyer]]'' (Macready?).  

1815: Performed on 7 April by [[Mr Cuerton]]'s company, in association with the [[Garrison Players]], in the [[African Theatre]] in Cape Town, as an afterpiece to ''[[John Bull]]'' (Colman Jr).  

1815: Performed on 6 May by [[Mr Cuerton]]'s company, in association with the [[Garrison Players]], in the [[African Theatre]] in Cape Town, as an afterpiece to ''[[The Will for the Deed]]'' (Dibdin).

== Sources ==

[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 146

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