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 : Presented in Cape Town on 30 August under the patronage of the Governor by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]] , with ''[[The Anatomist]]'' (Ravenscroft) as afterpiece.
-: Announced once more for performance by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]] on 13 September, with [[Captain Carter]] as "Octavian", and ''[[The Adopted Child]]'' (Birch) as afterpiece, but not performed, due to the death of Captain [[Thomas Sheridan]]. It was eventually performed on 20 September.
+: Announced once more for performance by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]] on 13 September, with [[Captain Carter]] as "Octavian", and ''[[The Adopted Child]]'' (Birch) as afterpiece, but not performed, due to the death of Captain [[Thomas Sheridan]]. The plays were eventually performed on 20 September.
 : Presented in Cape Town on 22 May by the [[English Theatricals]] in the [[African Theatre]] , as afterpiece to ''[[The Irish Widow]]'' (Garrick).

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 : Presented in Cape Town on 30 August under the patronage of the Governor by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]] , with ''[[The Anatomist]]'' (Ravenscroft) as afterpiece.
-: Announced once more for performance by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], with [[Captain Carter]] as "Octavian", and ''[[The Adopted Child]]'' (Birch) as afterpiece.
+: Announced once more for performance by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]] on 13 September, with [[Captain Carter]] as "Octavian", and ''[[The Adopted Child]]'' (Birch) as afterpiece, but not performed, due to the death of Captain [[Thomas Sheridan]]. It was eventually performed on 20 September.
 : Presented in Cape Town on 22 May by the [[English Theatricals]] in the [[African Theatre]] , as afterpiece to ''[[The Irish Widow]]'' (Garrick).

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 : Presented in Cape Town on 30 August under the patronage of the Governor by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]] , with ''[[The Anatomist]]'' (Ravenscroft) as afterpiece.
-: Presented again in Cape Town on 20 September by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], with [[Captain Carter]] as "Octavian", and ''[[The Adopted Child]]'' (Birch) as afterpiece.
+: Announced once more for performance by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], with [[Captain Carter]] as "Octavian", and ''[[The Adopted Child]]'' (Birch) as afterpiece.
 : Presented in Cape Town on 22 May by the [[English Theatricals]] in the [[African Theatre]] , as afterpiece to ''[[The Irish Widow]]'' (Garrick).

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−	Based loosely on a pair of stories in Miguel de Cervantes' ''Don Quixote'' (1605).It was first performed in London at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, on Saturday, August 3, 1793, and had 25 performances. There were many revivals in later years.	+	Based loosely on a pair of stories in Miguel de Cervantes' ''Don Quixote'' (1605). It was first performed in London at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, on Saturday, August 3, 1793, and had 25 performances. There were many revivals in later years.

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

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 == Performances in South Africa ==
-: Presented in English in the [[African Theatre]],  Cape Town on 22 July by a "[[Society of Amateurs]]", i.e. former members of [[Mr Cuerton's Company]], with ''[[Fortune's Frolic]]'' (Allingham) as an afterpiece . The evening is a benefit for [[Miss Delamore]], whom Cuerton had apparently left penniless in Cape Town when he left.
+: Presented in English in the [[African Theatre]],  Cape Town on 22 July by a "[[Society of Amateurs]]", i.e. former members of [[Mr Cuerton's Company]], with ''[[Fortune's Frolic]]'' (Allingham) as an afterpiece . The evening is a benefit for [[Miss Delamore]], whom Cuerton had apparently left penniless in Cape Town when he left.   (The plays announced in the ''[[Kaapsche Courant]]'' in [[Dutch]] as ''[[De Bergbewoonders]]'' and ''[[Fortuins Vrolykheid]]''.)
 : Presented in Cape Town on 30 August under the patronage of the Governor by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]] , with ''[[The Anatomist]]'' (Ravenscroft) as afterpiece.

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 ''[[The Mountaineers]]'' is a three-act musical historical drama in three acts by George Colman the Younger (1762–1836)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger].
-Referred to as ''[[De Bergbewoonders]]'' in [[Dutch]] newspapers at the Cape.
+Referred to as ''[[De Bergbewoonders]]'' ("The mountain dwellers") in [[Dutch]] newspapers at the Cape.
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	''[[The Mountaineers]]'' is a three-act musical historical drama in three acts by George Colman the Younger (1762–1836)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger].		''[[The Mountaineers]]'' is a three-act musical historical drama in three acts by George Colman the Younger (1762–1836)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Colman_the_Younger].

		+	Referred to as ''[[De Bergbewoonders]]'' in [[Dutch]] newspapers at the Cape.

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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 146, 150
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 146, 150, 170, 198, 224.
 http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/1170387438

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 == Performances in South Africa ==
-: Presented in English in the [[African Theatre]],  Cape Town on 22 July by a "Society of Amateurs", former members of [[Mr Cuerton's Company]], with ''[[Fortune's Frolic]]'' (Allingham) as an afterpiece . The evening is a benefit for [[Miss Delamore]], whom Cuerton had apparently left penniless in Cape Town when he left.
+: Presented in English in the [[African Theatre]],  Cape Town on 22 July by a "Society of Amateurs", i.e. former members of [[Mr Cuerton's Company]], with ''[[Fortune's Frolic]]'' (Allingham) as an afterpiece . The evening is a benefit for [[Miss Delamore]], whom Cuerton had apparently left penniless in Cape Town when he left.
 : Presented in Cape Town on 30 August under the patronage of the Governor by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]] , with ''[[The Anatomist]]'' (Ravenscroft) as afterpiece.