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 Probably a satire on local politics, written by [[Charles Utting]] (also found as [[C. Utting]]), a Capetonian author and first performed in Cape Town 1867. It had been written especially for [[J.H. le Roy]] and his company, and was described as a "good natured" satire of the municipal issues of the time, when the perceived inefficiencies of the old "Municipal Board" had led to local agitation for a more efficient "Municipal Council". The romantic sub-plot, "Love in the Dark", is used to illustrate some of the issues (e.g. the dark streets and water shortages).
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp.221-5) cites ''[[The South African Commercial Advertiser and Mail]]'' (22 March, 1867), which provides  the full programme, including a substantial outline of tall three acts and the full cast list. According to contemporary reports the play was "well received" and a "decided success".
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp.221-5) cites ''[[The South African Commercial Advertiser and Mail]]'' (22 March, 1867), which provides  the full programme of Le Roy's original production, including a substantial outline of tall three acts and the full cast list. According to contemporary reports the play was "well received" and a "decided success".
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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 25 March, with ''[[Margate Sands]]'' (Hancock). The cast consisted of [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], and The set was designed and painted by [[R.S. Cooper]].
+: Performed again by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 28 March and 1 April, this time with ''[[A Terrible Secret]]'' (Waldron) and ''[[My Wife's Second Floor]]'' (Morton).
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 Probably a satire on local politics, written by [[Charles Utting]] (also found as [[C. Utting]]), a Capetonian author and first performed in Cape Town 1867. It had been written especially for [[J.H. le Roy]] and his company, and was described as a "good natured" satire of the municipal issues of the time, when the perceived inefficiencies of the old "Municipal Board" had led to local agitation for a more efficient "Municipal Council". The romantic sub-plot, "Love in the Dark", is used to illustrate some of the issues (e.g. the dark streets and water shortages).
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp.221-5) cites ''[[The South African Commercial Advertiser and Mail]]'' (22 March, 1867), which provides  the full programme, including a substantial outline of the the plot and the full cast list. According to contemporary reports the play was "well received" and a "decided success".
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp.221-5) cites ''[[The South African Commercial Advertiser and Mail]]'' (22 March, 1867), which provides  the full programme, including a substantial outline of tall three acts and the full cast list. According to contemporary reports the play was "well received" and a "decided success".
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 Probably a satire on local politics, written by [[Charles Utting]] (also found as [[C. Utting]]), a Capetonian author and first performed in Cape Town 1867. It had been written especially for [[J.H. le Roy]] and his company, and was described as a "good natured" satire of the municipal issues of the time, when the perceived inefficiencies of the old "Municipal Board" had led to local agitation for a more efficient "Municipal Council". The romantic sub-plot, "Love in the Dark", is used to illustrate some of the issues (e.g. the dark streets and water shortages).
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp.221-5) cites the ''[[South African Commercial Advertiser and Mail]]'' (22 March, 1867), which provides  the full programme, including a substantial outline of the the plot and the full cast list. According to contemporary reports the play was "well received" and a "decided success".
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp.221-5) cites ''[[The South African Commercial Advertiser and Mail]]'' (22 March, 1867), which provides  the full programme, including a substantial outline of the the plot and the full cast list. According to contemporary reports the play was "well received" and a "decided success".
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 Probably a satire on local politics, written by [[Charles Utting]] (also found as [[C. Utting]]), a Capetonian author and first performed in Cape Town 1867. It had been written especially for [[J.H. le Roy]] and his company, and was described as a "good natured" satire of the municipal issues of the time, when the perceived inefficiencies of the old "Municipal Board" had led to local agitation for a more efficient "Municipal Council". The romantic sub-plot, "Love in the Dark", is used to illustrate some of the issues (e.g. the dark streets and water shortages).
-[[F.C. L. Bosman]] (1980, pp.221-5) provides a substantial outline of the the plot and the programme. According to contemporary reports the play was "well received" and a "decided success".
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, pp.221-5) cites the ''[[South African Commercial Advertiser and Mail]]'' (22 March, 1867), which provides  the full programme, including a substantial outline of the the plot and the full cast list. According to contemporary reports the play was "well received" and a "decided success".
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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−	1867: Performed by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 25 March, with ''[[Margate Sands]]'' (Hancock).	+	1867: Performed by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 25 March, with ''[[Margate Sands]]'' (Hancock). The cast consisted of [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], and The set was designed and painted by [[R.S. Cooper]].

	1867: Performed by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 28 March and 1 April, with ''[[A Terrible Secret]]'' (Waldron) and ''[[My Wife's Second Floor]]'' (Morton).		1867: Performed by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 28 March and 1 April, with ''[[A Terrible Secret]]'' (Waldron) and ''[[My Wife's Second Floor]]'' (Morton).

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 ==The original text==
-Probably a satire on local politics, written by [[Charles Utting]] (also found as [[C. Utting]]), a Capetonian author and first performed in Cape Town 1867. It had been written especially for [[J.H. le Roy]] and his company, it was a "good natured" satire of the municipal issues of the time, when the perceived inefficiencies of the old "Municipal Board" had led to local agitation for a more efficient "Municipal Council". The romantic sub-plot, "Love in the Dark", is used to illustrate some of the issues (e.g. the dark streets and water shortages).
+Probably a satire on local politics, written by [[Charles Utting]] (also found as [[C. Utting]]), a Capetonian author and first performed in Cape Town 1867. It had been written especially for [[J.H. le Roy]] and his company, and was described as a "good natured" satire of the municipal issues of the time, when the perceived inefficiencies of the old "Municipal Board" had led to local agitation for a more efficient "Municipal Council". The romantic sub-plot, "Love in the Dark", is used to illustrate some of the issues (e.g. the dark streets and water shortages).
 [[F.C. L. Bosman]] (1980, pp.221-5) provides a substantial outline of the the plot and the programme. According to contemporary reports the play was "well received" and a "decided success".

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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.221.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.221-225, 295.
 [[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica

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 : Performed by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 25 March, with ''[[Margate Sands]]'' (Hancock).
-: Performed by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 28 March and 1 April, with ''[[A Terrible Secret]]'' () and ''[[My Wife's Second Floor]]'' (Morton).
+: Performed by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 28 March and 1 April, with ''[[A Terrible Secret]]'' (Waldron) and ''[[My Wife's Second Floor]]'' (Morton).
 == Sources ==