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''[[The Ship on Fire, or The Cruise of "The Thunderer"]]'' is a naval drama by an unknown author. 

Also referred to as ''[[The Ship on Fire, or The Cruise of the Thunderer]]'' or simply as ''[[The Ship on Fire]]''. 

==The original text==

No other mention of a play by this name has yet been found, other than the South African presentation noted by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: pp 111, 114). 

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1862: Performed  as ''[[The Ship on Fire, or The Cruise of "The Thunderer"]]'' by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], with  ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' (Morton) and a dance by [[Miss Powell]].

== Sources ==

[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.111, 114

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