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−	1860: [[M'Collum's Circus]] included a number of so-called "character sketches' in their Cape Town performances, among scenes from ~~the~~ [[Pickwick Papers]], quite possibly the ''[[Bardell v. Pickwick]]'' scene.	+	1860: [[M'Collum's Circus]] included a number of so-called "character sketches' in their Cape Town performances, among scenes from [[The Pickwick Papers]], quite possibly the ''[[Bardell v. Pickwick]]'' scene.

	1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in the [[Commercial Exchange]], Cape Town, on 10 February with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]]. Repeated on the 13th of February.		1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in the [[Commercial Exchange]], Cape Town, on 10 February with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]]. Repeated on the 13th of February.

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-''[[Bardell vs. Pickwick]]'' refers to one of the most popular episodes from ''The Pickwick Papers'' by Charles Dickens (1812-1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens].
+''[[Bardell vs. Pickwick]]'' refers to one of the most popular episodes from ''[[The Pickwick Papers]]'' by Charles Dickens (1812-1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens].
 Also found written as ''[[Bardell v. Pickwick]]'' and ''[[Bardell vs Pickwick]]''.
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-: [[M'Collum's Circus]] included a number of so-called "character sketches' in their Cape Town performances, among scenes from  [[The Pickwick Papers]], quite possibly the ''[[Bardell v. Pickwick]]'' scene.
+: [[M'Collum's Circus]] included a number of so-called "character sketches' in their Cape Town performances, among scenes from  the [[Pickwick Papers]], quite possibly the ''[[Bardell v. Pickwick]]'' scene.
 : Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in the [[Commercial Exchange]], Cape Town, on 10 February with  ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]]. Repeated on the 13th of February.

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 ==The original text==
-"Bardell v. Pickwick: The Trial for Breach of Promise of Marriage Held at the Guildhall Sittings, on April 1, 1828, Before Mr. Justice Stareleigh and a Special Jury of the City of London", is one of the most popular episodes from Charles Dickens's ''The Pickwick Papers'' (published 1836-1837) and has often been dramatized or read aloud as a parlor entertainment over the years.
+"Bardell v. Pickwick: The Trial for Breach of Promise of Marriage Held at the Guildhall Sittings, on April 1, 1828, Before Mr. Justice Stareleigh and a Special Jury of the City of London", is one of the most popular episodes from Charles Dickens's ''[[The Pickwick Papers]]'' (published 1836-1837) and has often been dramatized or read aloud as a parlor entertainment over the years.
 Dickens's own prose extract, as used in his popular ''Readings'', was published as ''Doctor Marigold and Bardell and Pickwick by Charles Dickens, as condensed by himself, for his readings'' in Boston by Ticknor and Fields, 1868.

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−	1860: [[M'Collum's Circus]] included a number of so-called "character sketches' in their Cape Town performances, among scenes from ~~the~~ [[Pickwick Papers]], quite possibly the ''[[Bardell v. Pickwick]]'' scene.	+	1860: [[M'Collum's Circus]] included a number of so-called "character sketches' in their Cape Town performances, among scenes from [[The Pickwick Papers]], quite possibly the ''[[Bardell v. Pickwick]]'' scene.

	1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in the [[Commercial Exchange]], Cape Town, on 10 February with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]]. Repeated on the 13th of February.		1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in the [[Commercial Exchange]], Cape Town, on 10 February with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]]. Repeated on the 13th of February.

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−	1860: [[M'Collum's Circus]] included a number of so-called "character sketches' in their Cape Town performances, among scenes from the [[Pickwick Papers]], possibly the	+	1860: [[M'Collum's Circus]] included a number of so-called "character sketches' in their Cape Town performances, among scenes from the [[Pickwick Papers]], quite possibly the ''[[Bardell v. Pickwick]]'' scene.

	1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in the [[Commercial Exchange]], Cape Town, on 10 February with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]]. Repeated on the 13th of February.		1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in the [[Commercial Exchange]], Cape Town, on 10 February with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]]. Repeated on the 13th of February.

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−	1860: [[M'Collum's Circus]] included a number of so-called "character sketches' in their Cape Town performances, among scenes from the [[Pickwick Papers]]	+	1860: [[M'Collum's Circus]] included a number of so-called "character sketches' in their Cape Town performances, among scenes from the [[Pickwick Papers]], possibly the

	1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in the [[Commercial Exchange]], Cape Town, on 10 February with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]]. Repeated on the 13th of February.		1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in the [[Commercial Exchange]], Cape Town, on 10 February with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]]. Repeated on the 13th of February.

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	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==

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		+	1860: [[M'Collum's Circus]] included a number of so-called "character sketches' in their Cape Town performances, among scenes from the [[Pickwick Papers]]

	1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in the [[Commercial Exchange]], Cape Town, on 10 February with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]]. Repeated on the 13th of February.		1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in the [[Commercial Exchange]], Cape Town, on 10 February with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]]. Repeated on the 13th of February.

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−	1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in Cape Town, with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]].	+	1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in the [[Commercial Exchange]], Cape Town, on 10 February with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]]. Repeated on the 13th of February.

	1903: ''[[Bardell vs. Pickwick]]'' (attributed to Hollingshead) was performed by [[Edward Terry]] in the [[Good Hope Theatre]] in April.		1903: ''[[Bardell vs. Pickwick]]'' (attributed to Hollingshead) was performed by [[Edward Terry]] in the [[Good Hope Theatre]] in April.

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-In 1868 a comedy called ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' ("a laughable trial") was performed by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in Cape Town, possibly their own dramatization of the episode.
+In 1868 a comedy called ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' ("a laughable trial") was performed by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in Cape Town, possibly their own dramatization of the episode, the spelling error of "Bandwell" possibly that of the source.
 In 1871 the scene was dramatized "from the author's special reading copy" as a farcical sketch in one act called ''[[Bardell vs. Pickwick]]'' by Charles Dickens (1812-1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens] and and arranged for the stage by John Hollingshead (1827-1904)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hollingshead].
-. First performed at the Gaiety Theatre, London, January 24, 1871. Published as The Acting Drama No 152 by O.A. Roorbach, New York, probably in 1872.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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−	1868: ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' ~~(''sic.'') performed~~ by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in Cape Town, with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]].	+	1868: Performed as ''[[Bandwell vs. Pickwick]]'' by [[Le Roy and Duret]] in Cape Town, with ''[[Catherine and Petrucchio, or Taming the Shrew]]'' (Shakespeare) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (B. Jerrold), as a farewell benefit for [[Miss Raynor]] and [[Mr Bennee]].

	1903: ''[[Bardell vs. Pickwick]]'' (attributed to Hollingshead) was performed by [[Edward Terry]] in the [[Good Hope Theatre]] in April.		1903: ''[[Bardell vs. Pickwick]]'' (attributed to Hollingshead) was performed by [[Edward Terry]] in the [[Good Hope Theatre]] in April.