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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_chevalier_d%27Harmental_(opera)
-Facsimile version of the 1843 edition of the French play, Google E-books[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=I8IWUMEMb-wC&source=gbs_navlinks_s
+Facsimile version of the 1843 edition of the French play, [[Google E-book]][https://books.google.co.za/books?id=I8IWUMEMb-wC&source=gbs_navlinks_s
-Facsimile version of the 1843 edition of the French play, Google E-books[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=sURSAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=Le+capitaine+Roquefinette&source=bl&ots=3bxcei8ZDa&sig=TdXyTFVvXPspUcfIQoGl5HSU2_E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBk43lvM3cAhVlDcAKHUE3BLMQ6AEwDHoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=Le%20capitaine%20Roquefinette&f=false]
+Facsimile version of the 1843 edition of the French play, [[Google E-book]][https://books.google.co.za/books?id=sURSAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=Le+capitaine+Roquefinette&source=bl&ots=3bxcei8ZDa&sig=TdXyTFVvXPspUcfIQoGl5HSU2_E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBk43lvM3cAhVlDcAKHUE3BLMQ6AEwDHoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=Le%20capitaine%20Roquefinette&f=false]
 http://www.victorianweb.org/mt/adaptations/stirling.html

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−	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, on 28 and 30 December, and referred to as both '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' and '''''[[A Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No. 10, Christmas Supplement. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''	+	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, on 28 and 30 December, and referred to as both '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' and '''''[[A Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[North Lincoln Sphinx]], (Vol 1, No. 10, Christmas Supplement, page 146). The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''

	1862: Performed by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with the same cast during a repeat of their programme of 28 December 1861, which again featured the one act plays ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton), along with a new locally written work ''[[Two Years In Paris]]'' (Annesley). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.		1862: Performed by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with the same cast during a repeat of their programme of 28 December 1861, which again featured the one act plays ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton), along with a new locally written work ''[[Two Years In Paris]]'' (Annesley). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.

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−	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, and referred to as both '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' and '''''[[A Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[North Lincoln Sphinx]] ~~on 28 and 30 December~~. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''	+	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, on 28 and 30 December, and referred to as both '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' and '''''[[A Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No. 10, Christmas Supplement. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''

	1862: Performed by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with the same cast during a repeat of their programme of 28 December 1861, which again featured the one act plays ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton), along with a new locally written work ''[[Two Years In Paris]]'' (Annesley). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.		1862: Performed by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with the same cast during a repeat of their programme of 28 December 1861, which again featured the one act plays ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton), along with a new locally written work ''[[Two Years In Paris]]'' (Annesley). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.

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−	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, and referred to as both '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' and '''''[[A Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[North Lincoln Sphinx]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''	+	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, and referred to as both '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' and '''''[[A Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[North Lincoln Sphinx]] on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''

	1862: Performed by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with the same cast during a repeat of their programme of 28 December 1861, which again featured the one act plays ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton), along with a new locally written work ''[[Two Years In Paris]]'' (Annesley). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.		1862: Performed by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with the same cast during a repeat of their programme of 28 December 1861, which again featured the one act plays ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton), along with a new locally written work ''[[Two Years In Paris]]'' (Annesley). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.

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−	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, as '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' ~~by the~~ [[~~Officers of the Regiment~~]] ([[North ~~Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot~~]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''	+	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, and referred to as both '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' and '''''[[A Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[North Lincoln Sphinx]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''

	1862: Performed by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with the same cast during a repeat of their programme of 28 December 1861, which again featured the one act plays ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton), along with a new locally written work ''[[Two Years In Paris]]'' (Annesley). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.		1862: Performed by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with the same cast during a repeat of their programme of 28 December 1861, which again featured the one act plays ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton), along with a new locally written work ''[[Two Years In Paris]]'' (Annesley). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-It appears to have been translated and adapted into English as a comic drama called '''''[[A Lucky Hit]]'''''  by Edward Stirling (1809-1894)[http://www.victorianweb.org/mt/adaptations/stirling.html]. First performed as ''[[A Lucky Hit]]'' in London on 1 February, 1858. This was clearly a translation and adaptation of the French play, since the 1861 South African performance (under the title of ''[[The Lucky Hit]]'') indicates that it is also set in Versailles and features the same characters as the French work.
+It appears to have been translated and adapted into English as a comic drama called '''''[[A Lucky Hit]]'''''  by Edward Stirling (1809-1894)[http://www.victorianweb.org/mt/adaptations/stirling.html]. First performed as both ''[[A Lucky Hit]]'' in London on 1 February, 1858. This was clearly a translation and adaptation of the French play since the 1861 South African performance (under the title of both ''[[The Lucky Hit]]'' and [[A Lucky Hit]] ) indicates that it is also set in Versailles and features the same characters as the French work.
 However, Sterling had earlier written another play and used the same phrase as part of his title, ''[[A Lucky Hit, or Railroads for Ever]]''. It was first performed as in London on 23 April, 1836 and published by [[T.H. Lacy]], in Volume III of Lacy's Acting Editions. Little else is known about the play, and as the French novel and play were only written in 1843, it is surely not the same work, unless the French novel was in fact an adaptation of the English play - which is highly unlikely.

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	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, as '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''		1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, as '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
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		+	1862: Performed by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with the same cast during a repeat of their programme of 28 December 1861, which again featured the one act plays ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton), along with a new locally written work ''[[Two Years In Paris]]'' (Annesley). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.

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−	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, as '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''	+	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, as '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (J.M. Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (E. Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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−	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, as '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (Morton) and ''[[An Eton Boy]]'' (Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''	+	1861: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Grahamstown, as '''''[[The Lucky Hit]]''''' by the [[Officers of the Regiment]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on 28 and 30 December. The cast consisted of [[W. Malcom]] Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain [[G. E. Bulger]] (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), [[S. F. Poole]] Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), [[W. J. B. Martin]] Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), [[R. Annesley]] Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), [[J. S. Brougham]] Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), [[J. C. Little]] Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal [[J. Davies]] (Baroness de Ville Blanche). Also performed on the evening were ''[[Dying for Love]]'' (Morton) and ''[[The Eton Boy]]'' (Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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 It appears to have been translated and adapted into English as a comic drama called '''''[[A Lucky Hit]]'''''  by Edward Stirling (1809-1894)[http://www.victorianweb.org/mt/adaptations/stirling.html]. First performed as ''[[A Lucky Hit]]'' in London on 1 February, 1858. This was clearly a translation and adaptation of the French play, since the 1861 South African performance (under the title of ''[[The Lucky Hit]]'') indicates that it is also set in Versailles and features the same characters as the French work.
-However, Sterling had earlier written another play and used the same phrase as part of his title. ''[[A Lucky Hit, or Railroads for Ever]]''. It was first performed as in London on 23 April, 1836 and published by [[T.H. Lacy]], in Volume III of Lacy's Acting Editions. As the French novel and play were only written in 1843, it is unlikely to have been the same work, unless the French novel was in fact an adaptation of the English work - which is hardly likely.
+However, Sterling had earlier written another play and used the same phrase as part of his title, ''[[A Lucky Hit, or Railroads for Ever]]''. It was first performed as in London on 23 April, 1836 and published by [[T.H. Lacy]], in Volume III of Lacy's Acting Editions. Little else is known about the play, and as the French novel and play were only written in 1843, it is surely not the same work, unless the French novel was in fact an adaptation of the English play - which is highly unlikely.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==