The Momentous Question - Revision history

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 : Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' by [[Charles Fraser]] and his company in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], on 26 September, with act 1 of ''[[Richelieu]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton), ''[[The Croaker, or The Miseries of Human Life]]'' (Anon), and songs by [[F. Vernon]] and [[Miss Yates]]. The evening referred to as "Mr Fraser's Night".
-: Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 14 November, with ''[[Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black]]'' (Murray). The evening a Benefit for [[Mr Bland]].
+: Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 14 November, with ''[[Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black]]'' (Murray) and a dance by [[Miss Powell]]. The evening a Benefit for Mr [[C. Bland]].
 : Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question, or Woman's Devotion]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 29th March, with ''[[Captain Charlotte, or Hearts and Trumps]]'' (Stirling).

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' by [[Charles Fraser]] and his company in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], on 26 September, with act 1 of ''[[Richelieu]]'' (Lytton), ''[[The Croaker, or The Miseries of Human Life]]'' (Anon), and songs by [[F. Vernon]] and [[Miss Yates]]. The evening referred to as "Mr Fraser's Night".
+: Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' by [[Charles Fraser]] and his company in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], on 26 September, with act 1 of ''[[Richelieu]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton), ''[[The Croaker, or The Miseries of Human Life]]'' (Anon), and songs by [[F. Vernon]] and [[Miss Yates]]. The evening referred to as "Mr Fraser's Night".
 : Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 14 November, with ''[[Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black]]'' (Murray). The evening a Benefit for [[Mr Bland]].

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	1876: Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wilstone]], on 27 July, with ''[[The Sightless Bride]]'' (Anon.).		1876: Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wilstone]], on 27 July, with ''[[The Sightless Bride]]'' (Anon.).
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		+	1876: Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town by [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wilstone]], on 10 October, with ''[[Nemesis, or Not Wisely but Too Well]]'' (Farnie).

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 : Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question, or Woman's Devotion]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 29th March, with ''[[Captain Charlotte, or Hearts and Trumps]]'' (Stirling).
-: Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town by ''[[Disney Roebuck]]'s company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wilstone]], on 27 July, with ''[[The Sightless Bride]]'' (Anon.).
+: Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town by  [[Disney Roebuck]]'s company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wilstone]], on 27 July, with ''[[The Sightless Bride]]'' (Anon.).
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 : Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question, or Woman's Devotion]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 29th March, with ''[[Captain Charlotte, or Hearts and Trumps]]'' (Stirling).
+: Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town by ''[[Disney Roebuck]]'s company, under the temporary management of [[C. Wilstone]], on 27 July, with ''[[The Sightless Bride]]'' (Anon.).
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	1866: Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question, or Woman's Devotion]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 29th March, with ''[[Captain Charlotte, or Hearts and Trumps]]'' (Stirling).		1866: Performed as ''[[The Momentous Question, or Woman's Devotion]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 29th March, with ''[[Captain Charlotte, or Hearts and Trumps]]'' (Stirling).
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 ''The New Monthly Belle Assemblée'', "A Magazine of Literature and Fashion"Volume 21, July-December, 1844: p. 60, Google E-Book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=0EIFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=The+Momentous+Question+a+play+by&source=bl&ots=0gUmp7LVU8&sig=ACfU3U0vZ-GLb1ZX77LD_FAAGIfLQIQrpw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyu8vTyP3jAhWTUBUIHedqDMU4ChDoATABegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=The%20Momentous%20Question%20a%20play%20by&f=false].
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.100, 125, 203-205, 341, 343
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.100, 125, 203, 341, 343
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	Based on a story from George Crabbe's ''Tales of the Hall'' (1820), the play was first performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' in the Lyceum Theatre, London , in 1844 and later in the Federal Street Theatre in Boston in 1847.		Based on a story from George Crabbe's ''Tales of the Hall'' (1820), the play was first performed as ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' in the Lyceum Theatre, London , in 1844 and later in the Federal Street Theatre in Boston in 1847.
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	Published in Boston by W.V. Spencer, 1856.		Published in Boston by W.V. Spencer, 1856.

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 ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' is a domestic drama, in two acts, by Edward Fitzball (1792-1873)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzball].
-Also found as ''[[The Momentous Question, or Woman's Devotion]]''
+Also found as '''''[[The Momentous Question, or Woman's Devotion]]'''''
 ==The original text==