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Performance history in South Africa

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1861: Performed on the Eastern Cape border on May 27 and 3 June by the [[Sergeant's Dramatic Club]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]), as afterpiece to Langfourd's ''[[Macbeth Travestie]]'', the evening beinning with an opening recitation, in character, of Lord Macaulay's Lay of "Virginia," by Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]]. The ''[[John Dobbs]]'' cast consisted of

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−	1861: Performed on the Eastern Cape border on May 27 and 3 June by the [[Sergeant's Dramatic Club]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]), as afterpiece to Langfourd's ''[[Macbeth Travestie]]'', the evening beinning with an opening recitation, in character, of Lord Macaulay's Lay of "Virginia," by Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]]. The ''[[John Dobbs]]'' cast consisted of Corporal [[D. Johnson]] (Squire Fallowfield), Sergeant [[T. M'Kay]] (Major Frankman), Sergeant [[J. Lydon]] (Peter Paternoster), Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]] (John Dobbs), Private [[J. F. Gay]] (John), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Mrs Chesterton), Private [[J. Durney]] (Lucy).	+	1861: Performed on the Eastern Cape border on May 27 and 3 June by the [[Sergeant's Dramatic Club]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]), as afterpiece to Langfourd's ''[[Macbeth Travestie]]'', the evening beinning with an opening recitation, in character, of Lord Macaulay's Lay of "Virginia," by Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]]. The ''[[John Dobbs]]'' cast consisted of Corporal [[D. Johnson]] (Squire Fallowfield), Sergeant [[T. M'Kay]] (Major Frankman), Sergeant [[J. Lydon]] (Peter Paternoster), Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]] (John Dobbs), Private [[J. F. Gay]] (John), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Mrs Chesterton), Private [[J. Durney]] (Lucy). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
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		+	''[[North Lincoln Sphinx]]'' Vol 1, No 7. June 13, 1861.
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		+	''[[North Lincoln Sphinx]]'' Vol 1, No 8. September 30, 1861.

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 ''[[John Dobbs]]'' is a farce in one act by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[]
 ==The original text==
-First performed at the New Strand Theatre, London, on April 23, 1849.  Published by [[T.H. Lacy]] in the same year.
+First performed at the New Strand Theatre, London, on April 23, 1849.  Published by Duncombe (LXIV) in 1849 and [[T.H. Lacy]] (VII) in 1853.
 ==Translations and adaptations==
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 Facsimile edition of the original Lacy text, The Internet Archive[https://archive.org/details/johndobbsfarcein00mort]
 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.

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		+	''[[John Dobbs]]'' is a farce in one act by John Maddison Morton (1811-1891)[]
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		+	==The original text==
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		+	First performed at the New Strand Theatre, London, on April 23, 1849. Published by [[T.H. Lacy]] in the same year.
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		+	==Translations and adaptations==
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		+	== Performance history in South Africa ==


	1861: Performed on the Eastern Cape border on May 27 and 3 June by the [[Sergeant's Dramatic Club]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]), as afterpiece to Langfourd's ''[[Macbeth Travestie]]'', the evening beinning with an opening recitation, in character, of Lord Macaulay's Lay of "Virginia," by Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]]. The ''[[John Dobbs]]'' cast consisted of Corporal [[D. Johnson]] (Squire Fallowfield), Sergeant [[T. M'Kay]] (Major Frankman), Sergeant [[J. Lydon]] (Peter Paternoster), Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]] (John Dobbs), Private [[J. F. Gay]] (John), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Mrs Chesterton), Private [[J. Durney]] (Lucy).		1861: Performed on the Eastern Cape border on May 27 and 3 June by the [[Sergeant's Dramatic Club]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]), as afterpiece to Langfourd's ''[[Macbeth Travestie]]'', the evening beinning with an opening recitation, in character, of Lord Macaulay's Lay of "Virginia," by Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]]. The ''[[John Dobbs]]'' cast consisted of Corporal [[D. Johnson]] (Squire Fallowfield), Sergeant [[T. M'Kay]] (Major Frankman), Sergeant [[J. Lydon]] (Peter Paternoster), Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]] (John Dobbs), Private [[J. F. Gay]] (John), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Mrs Chesterton), Private [[J. Durney]] (Lucy).
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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	Facsimile edition of the original Lacy text, The Internet Archive[https://archive.org/details/johndobbsfarcein00mort]
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
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		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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−	1861: Performed on the Eastern Cape border on May 27 and 3 June by the [[Sergeant's Dramatic Club]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]), as afterpiece to Langfourd's ''[[Macbeth Travestie]]'', the evening beinning with an opening recitation, in character, of Lord Macaulay's Lay of "Virginia," by Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]]. The ''[[John Dobbs]]'' cast consisted of	+	1861: Performed on the Eastern Cape border on May 27 and 3 June by the [[Sergeant's Dramatic Club]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]), as afterpiece to Langfourd's ''[[Macbeth Travestie]]'', the evening beinning with an opening recitation, in character, of Lord Macaulay's Lay of "Virginia," by Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]]. The ''[[John Dobbs]]'' cast consisted of Corporal [[D. Johnson]] (Squire Fallowfield), Sergeant [[T. M'Kay]] (Major Frankman), Sergeant [[J. Lydon]] (Peter Paternoster), Sergeant-Major [[T. H. Smith]] (John Dobbs), Private [[J. F. Gay]] (John), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Mrs Chesterton), Private [[J. Durney]] (Lucy).