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''[[Romany Rye]]'' can refer to any of three literary or theatrical works:

''[[The Romany Rye]]'' an 1857 novel by George Borrow (1803–1881)[], ''[[Romany Rye]]'', a lost play by Wilson Barrett (1846-1904)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Barrett] (as no such text can be found, he was possibly the '''producer''' of Sims's play, not the author of another text?) and ''[[The Romany Rye]]'', a drama by G.R. Sims ()[].

''Only the latter play was produced in South Africa.''

=''[[The Romany Rye]]'', a drama by G.R. Sims=

==The original text==

Written by George Robert Sims.
Performed on 4 June 1888 at the Britannia Theatre, London

==Translations and adaptations==

Adapted as a silent filmed called ''The Life Line''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_Line] in 1919 , directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Jack Holt, Wallace Beery and Lew Cody.

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1885: Performed as ''[[The Romany Rye]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, produced by Mr [[H.C. Sidney]] and partner Mr [[H.J. Fiedler]] during the course of the year.

= Sources =

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Romany_Rye_(disambiguation)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Romany_Rye

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Barrett

[[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 1923. (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.381.

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 ==The original text==
-Possibly inspired by ''[[The Romany Rye]]'' an 1857 novel by George Borrow (1803–1881)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Borrow], the play was first produced by Wilson Barrett at the Princess's Theatre, London as ''[[Romany Rye]]''.
+Possibly inspired by ''[[The Romany Rye]]'' an 1857 novel by George Borrow (1803–1881)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Borrow], but - unlike the novel - set in the streets of London, the play was first produced by Wilson Barrett at the Princess's Theatre, London as ''[[Romany Rye]]''.
 It was performed on 4 June 1888 at the Britannia Theatre, London as ''[[The Romany Rye]]''.
 There is also mention of a play called ''[[Romany Rye]]'', anecdotally ascribed to Wilson Barrett (1846-1904)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Barrett], but as no such text can be found, this was probably due to his central role as the '''producer''' of Sims's play, and not the author of a new text.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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-''[[Romany Rye]]'' can refer to any of three literary or theatrical works:
+''[[Romany Rye]]'' is a melodrama by G.R.(George Robert) Sims (1847-1922)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Robert_Sims].
-''[[The Romany Rye]]'' an 1857 novel by George Borrow (1803–1881)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Borrow], ''[[Romany Rye]]'', a lost play by Wilson Barrett (1846-1904)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Barrett] (as no such text can be found, he was possibly the '''producer''' of Sims's play, not the author of another text?) and ''[[The Romany Rye]]'', a drama by G.R. Sims ()[].
+==The original text==
-=''[[The Romany Rye]]'', a drama by G.R. Sims=
+Possibly inspired by ''[[The Romany Rye]]'' an 1857 novel by George Borrow (1803–1881)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Borrow], the play was first produced by Wilson Barrett at the Princess's Theatre, London as ''[[Romany Rye]]''.
-==The original text==
+It was performed on 4 June 1888 at the Britannia Theatre, London as ''[[The Romany Rye]]''.
-Written by George Robert Sims.
+There is also mention of a play called ''[[Romany Rye]]'', anecdotally ascribed to Wilson Barrett (1846-1904)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Barrett], but as no such text can be found, this was probably due to his central role as the '''producer''' of Sims's play, and not the author of a new text.
 ==Translations and adaptations==
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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Romany_Rye
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Barrett