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 : Planquette's musical version presented in October by [[Auguste van Biene and his London Company]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg followed shortly afterwards by the production by [[Hall's Australian Juveniles]] who also presented it at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town in December.
-: Opera version presented by Mr [[S.F. Epstein and his Operatic Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannebsurg (February), [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg (May), [[Opera House]], Pretoria (December) and [[Krugersdorp Town Hall]] (December).
+: Opera (Planquette's musical version?) presented by Mr [[S.F. Epstein and his Operatic Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannebsurg (February), [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg (May), [[Opera House]], Pretoria (December) and [[Krugersdorp Town Hall]] (December).
 s?: A production of a piece called ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (probably the Brits and Swanson operetta version) is mentioned in [[Wilma Stockenström]]'s biography. She appeared in it as an actress.

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	1903: Planquette's musical version presented in October by [[Auguste van Biene and his London Company]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg followed shortly afterwards by the production by [[Hall's Australian Juveniles]] who also presented it at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town in December.		1903: Planquette's musical version presented in October by [[Auguste van Biene and his London Company]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg followed shortly afterwards by the production by [[Hall's Australian Juveniles]] who also presented it at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town in December.
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		+	1909: Opera version presented by Mr [[S.F. Epstein and his Operatic Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannebsurg (February), [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg (May), [[Opera House]], Pretoria (December) and [[Krugersdorp Town Hall]] (December).

	1980s?: A production of a piece called ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (probably the Brits and Swanson operetta version) is mentioned in [[Wilma Stockenström]]'s biography. She appeared in it as an actress.		1980s?: A production of a piece called ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (probably the Brits and Swanson operetta version) is mentioned in [[Wilma Stockenström]]'s biography. She appeared in it as an actress.

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 : ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (a version by Beerbohm Tree) presented by [[Leonard Rayne Dramatic Company]] at the [[Good Hope Hall Theatre]] in February.
-: A musical version presented in October by [[Auguste van Biene and his London Company]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg followed shortly afterwards by the production by [[Hall's Australian Juveniles]] who also presented it at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town in December.
+: Planquette's musical version presented in October by [[Auguste van Biene and his London Company]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg followed shortly afterwards by the production by [[Hall's Australian Juveniles]] who also presented it at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town in December.
 s?: A production of a piece called ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (probably the Brits and Swanson operetta version) is mentioned in [[Wilma Stockenström]]'s biography. She appeared in it as an actress.

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 : ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (a version by Beerbohm Tree) presented by [[Leonard Rayne Dramatic Company]] at the [[Good Hope Hall Theatre]] in February.
-: A musical version presented in October by [[Auguste van Biene and his London Company]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg followed shortly afterwards by the production by [[Hall's Australian Juveniles]].
+: A musical version presented in October by [[Auguste van Biene and his London Company]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg followed shortly afterwards by the production by [[Hall's Australian Juveniles]] who also presented it at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town in December.
 s?: A production of a piece called ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (probably the Brits and Swanson operetta version) is mentioned in [[Wilma Stockenström]]'s biography. She appeared in it as an actress.

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 : ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (a version by Beerbohm Tree) presented by [[Leonard Rayne Dramatic Company]] at the [[Good Hope Hall Theatre]] in February.
-: A musical version presented in October by [[Auguste Van Biene and his London Company]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg followed shortly afterwards by the production by [[Hall's Australian Juveniles]].
+: A musical version presented in October by [[Auguste van Biene and his London Company]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg followed shortly afterwards by the production by [[Hall's Australian Juveniles]].
 s?: A production of a piece called ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (probably the Brits and Swanson operetta version) is mentioned in [[Wilma Stockenström]]'s biography. She appeared in it as an actress.

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 A number of the dramatised works have been performed or shown in South Africa - they include:
 : ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' ("founded on Washington Irving's well-known story", no author given) performed  by the [[Disney Roebuck]] Company  in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 8 July with the [[burlesque]] ''[[La Somnambula]]'' (Moncrieff). The play apparently a great success with the public, with [[J.B. Howe]] giving one of his "most successful impersonations" in the leading role.
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 -4: ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (the Planquette and Farnie version) performed by the [[Lyric Opera Company]] while on tour in South Africa, including at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (October 1893) and the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg (July/August 1894).
 s?: A production of a piece called ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (probably the Brits and Swanson operetta version) is mentioned in [[Wilma Stockenström]]'s biography. She appeared in it as an actress.

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 : ''[[Rip Van Winkle]]'' (by Joseph Jefferson) presented by [[Wheeler's London Comedy and Dramatic Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg.
--4: ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (probably the Planquette and Farnie version) performed by the [[Lyric Opera Company]] while on tour in South Africa, including at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (October 1893).
+-4: ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (the Planquette and Farnie version) performed by the [[Lyric Opera Company]] while on tour in South Africa, including at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (October 1893) and the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg (July/August 1894).
 s?: A production of a piece called ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (probably the Brits and Swanson operetta version) is mentioned in [[Wilma Stockenström]]'s biography. She appeared in it as an actress.

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	1893: ''[[Rip Van Winkle]]'' (Planquette's version) presented by the [[Rand Opera and Burlesque Company]] at the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, directed by [[Alex McNeill]].		1893: ''[[Rip Van Winkle]]'' (Planquette's version) presented by the [[Rand Opera and Burlesque Company]] at the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, directed by [[Alex McNeill]].
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		+	1893: ''[[Rip Van Winkle]]'' (by Joseph Jefferson) presented by [[Wheeler's London Comedy and Dramatic Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg.

	1893-4: ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (probably the Planquette and Farnie version) performed as by the [[Lyric Opera Company]] while on tour in South Africa.		1893-4: ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (probably the Planquette and Farnie version) performed as by the [[Lyric Opera Company]] while on tour in South Africa.