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 : Daly's play was first performed in South Africa as ''[[Leah the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrongs]]'' by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 18 and 25 February, with ''[[The  Legend of St Croix]]'' ("A gentleman of Port Elizabeth").
-: Performed as  ''[[Leah, or The Forsaken]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 April, with Roebuck and Miss Berneger in the leading roles. Also played was ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'' (Kenney and Milligen).
+: Performed as  ''[[Leah, or The Forsaken]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 April, with Roebuck and [[Miss Berenger]] in the leading roles. Also played was ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'' (Kenney and Milligen).
 : Performed as  ''[[Leah, or The Forsaken]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 16 April, with ''[[Poor Pillicoddy]]'' (Morton).

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 : Daly's play was first performed in South Africa as ''[[Leah the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrongs]]'' by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 18 and 25 February, with ''[[The  Legend of St Croix]]'' ("A gentleman of Port Elizabeth").
-: Performed as  ''[[Leah, or The Forsaken]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 April, with ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'' (Kenney and Milligen).
+: Performed as  ''[[Leah, or The Forsaken]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 April, with Roebuck and Miss Berneger in the leading roles. Also played was ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'' (Kenney and Milligen).
 : Performed as  ''[[Leah, or The Forsaken]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 16 April, with ''[[Poor Pillicoddy]]'' (Morton).

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 : Performed as ''[[Leah]]'' on 22 June in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town, by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[Robert Macaire]]'' (Byron) and a ballet.
-: Performed as ''[[Leah, the Forsaken]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 26 November by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company,  with ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' ().
+: Performed as ''[[Leah, the Forsaken]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 26 November by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company,  with ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' (Buckstone).
 : ''[[Leah, the Forsaken]]'' performed on 30 and 31 August by the [[Smith and Thatcher Company]] in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, with [[Ada Ward]], [[Henry Smith]] and [[Richard Thatcher]]. (The second evening included a "screaming race" on the bill.)

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 : Performed as ''[[Leah, or The Jewish Maiden]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 24 July. The afterpiece of the evening was apparently ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'' (Reece) , but the entry for this date in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980:p.325) is rather confusing, giving the afterpiece as ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' '''or''' ''[[Captain Pop and the Princess Pretty eyes]]'' (sic!) '''or''' ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]''" - i.e. giving the whole of the burlesque's pedigree.
 : Performed as ''[[Leah, the Forsaken]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 26 November by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company,  with ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' ().
 : ''[[Leah, the Forsaken]]'' performed on 30 and 31 August by the [[Smith and Thatcher Company]] in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, with [[Ada Ward]], [[Henry Smith]] and [[Richard Thatcher]]. (The second evening included a "screaming race" on the bill.)

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	1875: Performed as ''[[Leah, or The Jewish Maiden]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 24 July. The afterpiece of the evening was apparently ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'' (Reece) , but the entry for this date in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980:p.325) is rather confusing, giving the afterpiece as ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' '''or''' ''[[Captain Pop and the Princess Pretty eyes]]'' (sic!) '''or''' ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]''" - i.e. giving the whole of the burlesque's pedigree.		1875: Performed as ''[[Leah, or The Jewish Maiden]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 24 July. The afterpiece of the evening was apparently ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'' (Reece) , but the entry for this date in [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980:p.325) is rather confusing, giving the afterpiece as ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' '''or''' ''[[Captain Pop and the Princess Pretty eyes]]'' (sic!) '''or''' ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]''" - i.e. giving the whole of the burlesque's pedigree.
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		+	1877: Performed as ''[[Leah, the Forsaken]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 26 November by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' ().

	1876: Performed as ''[[Leah]]'' on 22 June in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town, by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[Robert Macaire]]'' (Byron) and a ballet.		1876: Performed as ''[[Leah]]'' on 22 June in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town, by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company, with ''[[Robert Macaire]]'' (Byron) and a ballet.

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 Two other English versions of the Mosenthal play opened in 1864: '''''[[Deborah, or The Jewish Outcast]]''''', written  by an unnamed author,  opened at the Grecian Theatre, Hoxton, in February while '''''[[Deborah, the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrong!]]''''' (on occasion '''''[[Leah the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrongs]]'''''),  by Charles Smith Cheltnam (1823-1912)[], opened at the Princes Theatre Glasgow on 18 May 1863, then played at the  Royal Victoria Theatre in Waterloo in July, becoming almost as well-known as Daly's version.
-A play known simply as '''''[[The Jewess]]''''', and performed in South Africa in 1901-2, may also have been a version of either Daly's play or Cheltnam's piece, or else a version of Grillparzer's ''[[Die Jüdin von Toledo]]'' (1851)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jewess_of_Toledo#:~:text=The%20Jewess%20of%20Toledo%20(German,la%20Fermosa%2C%20a%20Jewish%20woman.].
+A play known simply as '''''[[The Jewess]]''''', and performed in South Africa in 1901-2, may also have been a version of either Mosenthal's play (or one of the versions by Daly or Cheltnam), or else a version of Grillparzer's ''[[Die Jüdin von Toledo]]'' (1851)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jewess_of_Toledo#:~:text=The%20Jewess%20of%20Toledo%20(German,la%20Fermosa%2C%20a%20Jewish%20woman.].
 == Performance history of all versions of the Rebecca/Deborah/Leah story in South Africa ==

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 It was directly translated into French as '''''[[Debora]]''''' by Léon Halévy (published in 1860) and into Italian as ''[[Deborah]]'' by
-The most famous and popular adaptation seems to have been ''[[Leah, the Forsaken]]'', a play in five acts by Augustin Daly (1838-1899)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin_Daly] (also found as '''''[[Leah the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrongs]]''''' and often referred to simply as '''''[[Leah]]'''''). Daly, like Mosenthal, renamed the main character  and tapped into the trappings of Victorian melodrama. His play is often billed as an original play and was first performed in New York in 1862, followed by a run in the Adelphi Theatre, London during 1863-4. It would become immensely popular, having been performed on occasion well into the 21st century[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/21/theater/leah-the-forsaken-review.html].
+The most famous and popular adaptation seems to have been '''''[[Leah, the Forsaken]]''''', a play in five acts by Augustin Daly (1838-1899)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin_Daly] (also found as '''''[[Leah the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrongs]]''''' and often referred to simply as '''''[[Leah]]'''''). Daly, like Mosenthal, renamed the main character  and tapped into the trappings of Victorian melodrama. His play is often billed as an original play and was first performed in New York in 1862, followed by a run in the Adelphi Theatre, London during 1863-4. It would become immensely popular, having been performed on occasion well into the 21st century[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/21/theater/leah-the-forsaken-review.html].
 Two other English versions of the Mosenthal play opened in 1864: '''''[[Deborah, or The Jewish Outcast]]''''', written  by an unnamed author,  opened at the Grecian Theatre, Hoxton, in February while '''''[[Deborah, the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrong!]]''''' (on occasion '''''[[Leah the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrongs]]'''''),  by Charles Smith Cheltnam (1823-1912)[], opened at the Princes Theatre Glasgow on 18 May 1863, then played at the  Royal Victoria Theatre in Waterloo in July, becoming almost as well-known as Daly's version.

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	Two other English versions of the Mosenthal play opened in 1864: '''''[[Deborah, or The Jewish Outcast]]''''', written by an unnamed author, opened at the Grecian Theatre, Hoxton, in February while '''''[[Deborah, the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrong!]]''''' (on occasion '''''[[Leah the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrongs]]'''''), by Charles Smith Cheltnam (1823-1912)[], opened at the Princes Theatre Glasgow on 18 May 1863, then played at the Royal Victoria Theatre in Waterloo in July, becoming almost as well-known as Daly's version.		Two other English versions of the Mosenthal play opened in 1864: '''''[[Deborah, or The Jewish Outcast]]''''', written by an unnamed author, opened at the Grecian Theatre, Hoxton, in February while '''''[[Deborah, the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrong!]]''''' (on occasion '''''[[Leah the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrongs]]'''''), by Charles Smith Cheltnam (1823-1912)[], opened at the Princes Theatre Glasgow on 18 May 1863, then played at the Royal Victoria Theatre in Waterloo in July, becoming almost as well-known as Daly's version.
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		+	A play known simply as ''[[The Jewess]]'', and performed in South Africa in 1901-2, may also have been a version of either Daly's play or Cheltnam's piece, or else a version of Grillparzer's ''[[Die Jüdin von Toledo]]'' (1851)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jewess_of_Toledo#:~:text=The%20Jewess%20of%20Toledo%20(German,la%20Fermosa%2C%20a%20Jewish%20woman.].

	== Performance history of all versions of the Rebecca/Deborah/Leah story in South Africa ==		== Performance history of all versions of the Rebecca/Deborah/Leah story in South Africa ==