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 [[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]]: p.127
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.127, 188, 192
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	1863: In a bleak theatrical year, a single performance of ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' was presented in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 2 November by a company consisting of the young tragedian [[Samuel Wolfe]], [[Mr Bowmer]] and [[Madame Bowmer]] (the latter two often referred to collectively as "[[The Bowmers]]"). Also performed was ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' (Morton).		1863: In a bleak theatrical year, a single performance of ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' was presented in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 2 November by a company consisting of the young tragedian [[Samuel Wolfe]], [[Mr Bowmer]] and [[Madame Bowmer]] (the latter two often referred to collectively as "[[The Bowmers]]"). Also performed was ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' (Morton).
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		+	1865: Performed as ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' by the [[Ray and Cooper]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 26 December, with a locally written "Grand comic [[Pantomime]]" called ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Mollan).

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-: Performed as ''[[Two Pigeons]]'' in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 27 February by a company brought together by [[Charles Fraser]] and starring [[Annie Rowlands]] and [[Mr Raymond]]. Also played were ''[[John Jones]]'' (Buckstone) and ''[[Caught by the Ears]]'' (Selby).
+: Performed as '''''[[Two Pigeons]]''''' in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 27 February by a company brought together by [[Charles Fraser]] and starring [[Annie Rowlands]] and [[Mr Raymond]]. Also played were ''[[John Jones]]'' (Buckstone) and ''[[Caught by the Ears]]'' (Selby).
 : Performed as ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 March by  [[Charles Fraser]] and his company, along with ''[[The Child of the Regiment]]'' (Morton) and ''[[The Initials]]'' (Anon./Tautphoeus?).

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 : Performed as ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 March by  [[Charles Fraser]] and his company, along with ''[[The Child of the Regiment]]'' (Morton) and ''[[The Initials]]'' (Anon./Tautphoeus?).
-: In a bleak theatrical year, a single performance of ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' was presented in the [[Theatre]], Cape Town, on 2 November by a company consisting of the young tragedian [[Samuel Wolfe]],  [[Mr Bowmer]] and [[Madame Bowmer]] (the latter two often referred to collectively as "[[The Bowmers]]"). Also performed was ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' (Morton).
+: In a bleak theatrical year, a single performance of ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' was presented in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 2 November by a company consisting of the young tragedian [[Samuel Wolfe]],  [[Mr Bowmer]] and [[Madame Bowmer]] (the latter two often referred to collectively as "[[The Bowmers]]"). Also performed was ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' (Morton).
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 : Performed as ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 March by  [[Charles Fraser]] and his company, along with ''[[The Child of the Regiment]]'' (Morton) and ''[[The Initials]]'' (Anon./Tautphoeus?).
-: In a bleak theatrical year, a single performance of ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' was presented in the [[Theatre]], Cape Town, on 2 November by a company consisting of the young tragedian [[Samuel Wolfe]],  [[Mr Bowmer]] and [[Madame Bowmer]] (the latter two often referred to collectively as "[[The Bowmers]]"). Also performed was ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]''.
+: In a bleak theatrical year, a single performance of ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' was presented in the [[Theatre]], Cape Town, on 2 November by a company consisting of the young tragedian [[Samuel Wolfe]],  [[Mr Bowmer]] and [[Madame Bowmer]] (the latter two often referred to collectively as "[[The Bowmers]]"). Also performed was ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]'' (Morton).
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	1860: Performed as ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 March by [[Charles Fraser]] and his company, along with ''[[The Child of the Regiment]]'' (Morton) and ''[[The Initials]]'' (Anon./Tautphoeus?).		1860: Performed as ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 March by [[Charles Fraser]] and his company, along with ''[[The Child of the Regiment]]'' (Morton) and ''[[The Initials]]'' (Anon./Tautphoeus?).
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		+	1863: In a bleak theatrical year, a single performance of ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' was presented in the [[Theatre]], Cape Town, on 2 November by a company consisting of the young tragedian [[Samuel Wolfe]], [[Mr Bowmer]] and [[Madame Bowmer]] (the latter two often referred to collectively as "[[The Bowmers]]"). Also performed was ''[[An Unwarrantable Intrusion]]''.

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 : Performed as ''[[Two Pigeons]]'' in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 27 February by a company brought together by [[Charles Fraser]] and starring [[Annie Rowlands]] and [[Mr Raymond]]. Also played were ''[[John Jones]]'' (Buckstone) and ''[[Caught by the Ears]]'' (Selby).
-: Performed as ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 March by  [[Charles Fraser]] and his company, along with ''[[The Child of the Regiment]]'' (Morton) and ''[[The Initials]]'' ().
+: Performed as ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 March by  [[Charles Fraser]] and his company, along with ''[[The Child of the Regiment]]'' (Morton) and ''[[The Initials]]'' (Anon.).
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-''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' is a dramatic sketch by Stirling ()[].
+''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' is a domestic sketch in one act  by Edward Stirling (1807-1894)[http://www.victorianweb.org/mt/adaptations/stirling.html].
-Also found as '''''[[Two Pigeons]]'''''.
+Also referred to as a farce in one act, and has been billed as '''''[[Two Pigeons]]'''''.
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 == 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.)