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−	''[[A Lover by Proxy]]'' is a burletta in one act by Dion Boucicault[https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Dion_Boucicault] (1820/1822? – 1890). The play is also referred to ~~in various publications~~ as "a comedietta" or "a farce".	+	''[[A Lover by Proxy]]'' is a burletta in one act by Dion Boucicault[https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Dion_Boucicault] (1820/1822? – 1890).
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		+	The play is also referred to as "a comedietta" or "a farce" in various publications.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed by the 73rd Regiment ([[Garrison Players]], generally known as [[Captain Hall's Company]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Wednesday  29th May, with ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne),  ''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' (Planché) as well as ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' (Webster). (A confusing misprint on page 398 in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]], or an error in the original source,  seems to suggest that the company would be doing a "the Comedietta, in two Acts, by D.Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)". Clearly they did two one-act farces, '''not''' a two-act farce by two authors!)
+: Performed by the 73rd Regiment ([[Garrison Players]], generally known as  "[[Captain Hall's Company]]") in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Wednesday  29th May, with ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne),  ''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' (Planché) as well as ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' (Webster). (A confusing misprint on page 398 in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]], or an error in the original source,  seems to suggest that the company would be doing a "the Comedietta, in two Acts, by D.Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)". Clearly they did two one-act farces, '''not''' a two-act farce by two authors!)
 : Performed by [[Captain Hall's Company]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Thursday 26 September, with ''[[The Sentinel]]'' (Morton) and  ''[[Box and Cox]]'' (Morton).
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 Christopher Fitz-Simmon  in the ''Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre'' edited by Colin Chambers[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=cFlFhuVMFGQC&pg=PA835&lpg=PA835&dq=A+Lover+by+Proxy!+Boucicault&source=bl&ots=mVbjl-skA5&sig=2JacRLncNFUifShkRYJwN2JgEzM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QTiCVby0Ho_W7QawgLE4&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=A%20Lover%20by%20Proxy!%20Boucicault&f=false]: p. 835.
-[[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. 398,
+[[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. 398-9,
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 : Performed by the 73rd Regiment ([[Garrison Players]], generally known as [[Captain Hall's Company]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Wednesday  29th May, with ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne),  ''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' (Planché) as well as ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' (Webster). (A confusing misprint on page 398 in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]], or an error in the original source,  seems to suggest that the company would be doing a "the Comedietta, in two Acts, by D.Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)". Clearly they did two one-act farces, '''not''' a two-act farce by two authors!)
-: Performed by [[Captain Hall's Company]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Thursday 26 September, with ''[[The Sentinal]]'' (Morton) and  ''[[Box and Cox]]'' (Morton).
+: Performed by [[Captain Hall's Company]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Thursday 26 September, with ''[[The Sentinel]]'' (Morton) and  ''[[Box and Cox]]'' (Morton).
 == Sources ==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed by the 73rd Regiment ([[Garrison Players]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Wednesday  29th May 1850, with ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne),  ''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' (Planché) as well as ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' (Webster). (A confusing misprint on page 398 in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]], seems to suggest that the company would be doing a "the Comedietta, in two Acts, by D.Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)". Clearly they did two one-act farces, '''not''' a two-act farce by two authors!)
+: Performed by the 73rd Regiment ([[Garrison Players]], generally known as [[Captain Hall's Company]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Wednesday  29th May, with ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne),  ''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' (Planché) as well as ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' (Webster). (A confusing misprint on page 398 in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]], or an error in the original source,  seems to suggest that the company would be doing a "the Comedietta, in two Acts, by D.Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)". Clearly they did two one-act farces, '''not''' a two-act farce by two authors!)
 == Sources ==

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 ''[[A Lover by Proxy]]'' is a burletta in one act  by Dion Boucicault[https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Dion_Boucicault] (1820/1822? – 1890). The play is also referred to in various publications as "a comedietta" or "a farce".
 It was one of Boucicault's earliest works, probably written 1840 and first performed to moderate success at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket  in London on Thursday April 21st, 1842. Published in London the same year as No. 102 of Webster's series ''Acting National Drama''.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9_bibliography
-[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp
+https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Dion_Boucicault
-Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
+Christopher Fitz-Simmon  in the ''Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre'' edited by Colin Chambers[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=cFlFhuVMFGQC&pg=PA835&lpg=PA835&dq=A+Lover+by+Proxy!+Boucicault&source=bl&ots=mVbjl-skA5&sig=2JacRLncNFUifShkRYJwN2JgEzM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QTiCVby0Ho_W7QawgLE4&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=A%20Lover%20by%20Proxy!%20Boucicault&f=false]: p. 835.
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+[[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. 398,
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 L|L]] in Plays II Foreign Plays
+Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+== Return to ==
-Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
+Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
-Return to [[Main Page]]
+Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
-https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Dion_Boucicault
+Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
-https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6662378M/A_lover_by_proxy
+Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
-Robert Hogan, 1969. ''Dion Boucicault''[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=QTSB1eopHbAC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=A+lover+by+proxy+Boucicault&source=bl&ots=v28Ka65Sxu&sig=IT5HDCJ-779IZcbSIVv2EW35y7k&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xT-CVbmLBMOy7QbDmYKACQ&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=A%20lover%20by%20proxy%20Boucicault&f=false]: pp. 51-3.
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
-Christopher Fitz-Simmon  in the ''Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre'' edited by Colin Chambers[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=cFlFhuVMFGQC&pg=PA835&lpg=PA835&dq=A+Lover+by+Proxy!+Boucicault&source=bl&ots=mVbjl-skA5&sig=2JacRLncNFUifShkRYJwN2JgEzM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QTiCVby0Ho_W7QawgLE4&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=A%20Lover%20by%20Proxy!%20Boucicault&f=false]: p. 835.
+Return to [[Main Page]]

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed by the 73rd Regiment ([[Garrison Players]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Wednesday  29th May 1850, with ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne),  ''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' (Planché) as well as ''[[My Young Wife and my Old Umbrella]]'' (Webster). (A confusing misprint on page 398 in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]], seems to suggest that the company would be doing a "the Comedietta, in two Acts, by D.Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)".)
+: Performed by the 73rd Regiment ([[Garrison Players]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Wednesday  29th May 1850, with ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne),  ''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' (Planché) as well as ''[[My Young Wife and my Old Umbrella]]'' (Webster). (A confusing misprint on page 398 in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]], seems to suggest that the company would be doing a "the Comedietta, in two Acts, by D.Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)". Clearly they did two one-act farces, '''not''' a two-act farce by two authors!)
 == Sources ==