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−	~~The full title of [[The Irishman in London]] is ''~~[[The Irishman in London, or The Happy African~~]]''. A farce in two acts by William MacReady (?1755-1829). First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1792.Published 1793.~~	+	#REDIRECT[[The Irishman in London, or The Happy African]]
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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−	~~This play was apparently a great favourite with the [[Garrison Players]] in the first half of the 19th century.~~
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−	6 July 1812: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Speed the Plough]]'' (Th. Morton), with [[Lt Prescott]] and [[Lt Hanson]] listed as [[Director\|Directors]] for the evening.
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−	1822: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 14 September by the [[Garrison Players]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Point of Honour]]'' (Kemble) and the burlesque ''[[Amoroso, King of Little Britain]]'' (Planché).
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−	~~1822: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 4 October by the [[Garrison Players]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Poor Gentleman]]'' (Colman Jr).~~
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−	1824: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 2 November by the [[Garrison Players]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Poor Gentleman]]'' (Colman Jr). A benefit performance for [[Mrs Green]] and [[Mrs Johnson]].
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−	~~1831: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on n23 July by [[All the World's a Stage]], as afterpiece to ''[[Richard III\|Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field]]''~~
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−	~~1836: Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 8 June by the [[Garrison Players]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Flying Dutchman]]'' (Fitzball).~~
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−	~~1848: Performed in in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town on 4 August by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the 6th Royal Regiment"), as afterpiece to ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]'' (Colman Jr).~~
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−	1854: Performed in King William's Town (Eastern Cape) on 29 March by the [[Garrison Players\|soldiers of the garrison]], possibly with ''[[Box and Cox]]'' (Morton), in the presence of the Governor General.
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
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−	~~Oxford Dictionary of British History: William Macready[http://www.answers.com/topic/william-charles-macready#ixzz2yAy3auZb]~~
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−	Free online E-Book, Google Books[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=GfdWAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=the+irishman+in+london&source=bl&ots=Jx1mhKKz6d&sig=jxo-cXAHHFD-TLFiIKoxDSklATk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cTRCU7nxI8SmhAefnIHwBg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ]
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−	~~[[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 143, 182-6, 195, 216, 397, 509.~~
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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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−	~~== Return to ==~~
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−	~~Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 B\|B]] in Plays II Foreign Plays~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[Main Page~~]]

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-Full title: ''[[The Irishman in London, or The Happy African]]''. A farce in two acts by William MacReady (?1755-1829).  First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1792.Published 1793.
+The full title of [[The Irishman in London]] is ''[[The Irishman in London, or The Happy African]]''. A farce in two acts by William MacReady (?1755-1829).  First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1792.Published 1793.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
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 July 1812: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Speed the Plough]]'' (Th. Morton), with [[Lt Prescott]] and [[Lt Hanson]] listed as [[Director|Directors]] for the evening.
-September 1822: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Point of Honour]]'' (Kemble) and the burlesque ''[[Amoroso, King of Little Britain]]'' (Planché).
+: Performed in the [[African Theatre]],  Cape Town on 14 September  by the [[Garrison Players]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Point of Honour]]'' (Kemble) and the burlesque ''[[Amoroso, King of Little Britain]]'' (Planché).
-October 1822: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Poor Gentleman]]'' (Colman Jr).
+: Performed in the [[African Theatre]],  Cape Town on 4 October by the [[Garrison Players]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Poor Gentleman]]'' (Colman Jr).
-November 1824: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Poor Gentleman]]'' (Colman Jr). A benefit performance for [[Mrs Green]] and [[Mrs Johnson]].
+: Performed in the [[African Theatre]],  Cape Town on 2 November by the [[Garrison Players]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Poor Gentleman]]'' (Colman Jr). A benefit performance for [[Mrs Green]] and [[Mrs Johnson]].
-July 1831: Performed in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Richard III|Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field]]''
+: Performed in the [[African Theatre]],  Cape Town on n23 July by [[All the World's a Stage]], as afterpiece to ''[[Richard III|Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field]]''
-June 1836: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Flying Dutchman]]'' (Fitzball).
+: Performed in the [[African Theatre]],  Cape Town on 8 June by the [[Garrison Players]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Flying Dutchman]]'' (Fitzball).
-August, 1848: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the 6th Royal Regiment") in the [[Garrison Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]'' (Colman Jr).
+: Performed in in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town on 4 August by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the 6th Royal Regiment"),  as afterpiece to ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]'' (Colman Jr).
-March, 1854: Performed in King William's Town (Eastern Cape) by the [[Garrison Players|soldiers of the garrison]], possibly with ''[[Box and Cox]]'' (Morton), in the presence of the Governor General.
+: Performed in King William's Town (Eastern Cape) on 29 March by the [[Garrison Players|soldiers of the garrison]], possibly with ''[[Box and Cox]]'' (Morton), in the presence of the Governor General.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 This play was apparently a great favourite with the [[Garrison Players]] in the first half of the 19th century.
-July 1812: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Speed the Plough]]'' (Th. Morton).
+July 1812: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Speed the Plough]]'' (Th. Morton), with [[Lt Prescott]] and [[Lt Hanson]] listed as [[Director|Directors]] for the evening.
 September 1822: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Point of Honour]]'' (Kemble) and the burlesque ''[[Amoroso, King of Little Britain]]'' (Planché).

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−	Full title: ''[[The Irishman in London, or The ~~happy~~ African]]''. A farce in two acts by William MacReady (?1755-1829). First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1792.Published 1793.	+	Full title: ''[[The Irishman in London, or The Happy African]]''. A farce in two acts by William MacReady (?1755-1829). First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1792.Published 1793.

	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==

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−	~~Subtitled~~ The ~~Happy~~ African. A farce in two acts by William MacReady (?1755-1829). First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1792.Published 1793.	+	Full title: ''[[The Irishman in London, or The happy African]]''. A farce in two acts by William MacReady (?1755-1829). First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1792.Published 1793.
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	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==

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 Free online E-Book, Google Books[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=GfdWAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=the+irishman+in+london&source=bl&ots=Jx1mhKKz6d&sig=jxo-cXAHHFD-TLFiIKoxDSklATk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cTRCU7nxI8SmhAefnIHwBg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ]
-[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 143, 182-6, 195, 216, 397,
+[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 143, 182-6, 195, 216, 397, 509.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	4 August, 1848: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the 6th Royal Regiment") in the [[Garrison Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]'' (Colman Jr).		4 August, 1848: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the 6th Royal Regiment") in the [[Garrison Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]'' (Colman Jr).
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		+	29 March, 1854: Performed in King William's Town (Eastern Cape) by the [[Garrison Players\|soldiers of the garrison]], possibly with ''[[Box and Cox]]'' (Morton), in the presence of the Governor General.

	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==

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 Free online E-Book, Google Books[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=GfdWAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=the+irishman+in+london&source=bl&ots=Jx1mhKKz6d&sig=jxo-cXAHHFD-TLFiIKoxDSklATk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cTRCU7nxI8SmhAefnIHwBg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ]
-[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 216
+[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 216, 397
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]