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 : A play billed as ''[[The Secret]]'' (referred to as a farce in one act) was performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 18 September, as an afterpiece to ''[[Plot and Passion ]]'' (Taylor and Lang) and accompanied by a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. Once more, given Bosman's description of it as a "klugspel" ("a farce") and its place in the programme, it is this five act play. In this case [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) suggests that it may have been "from the French, translated by W. Barrymore", i.e. an English version of ''[[Le Secret]]'' by Hoffman and Solié.
-: ''[[The Secret]]'' performed again by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 25 September, this time as afterpiece to ''[[jessie Brown, or The Relief of Lucknow]]'' (Boucicault).
+: ''[[The Secret]]'' performed again by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 25 September, this time as afterpiece to ''[[Jessie Brown, or The Relief of Lucknow]]'' (Boucicault).
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 : A piece called ''[[The Secret]]'' (said by Bosman to be ''[[The Secret of the Hole in the Wall]]'' by an unknown author) was performed for two more nights (4 and 6 January) in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by the [[Ray and Cooper Company]], with ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Blanchard).
-: A play billed as ''[[The Secret]]'' (referred to as a farce in one act) was performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 18 September, as an afterpiece to ''[[Plot and Passion ]]'' (Taylor and ) and accompanied by a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. Once more, given Bosman's description of it as a "klugspel" ("a farce") and its place in the programme, it is this five act play. In this case [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) suggests that it may have been "from the French, translated by W. Barrymore", i.e. an English version of ''[[Le Secret]]'' by Hoffman and Solié.
+: A play billed as ''[[The Secret]]'' (referred to as a farce in one act) was performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 18 September, as an afterpiece to ''[[Plot and Passion ]]'' (Taylor and Lang) and accompanied by a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. Once more, given Bosman's description of it as a "klugspel" ("a farce") and its place in the programme, it is this five act play. In this case [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) suggests that it may have been "from the French, translated by W. Barrymore", i.e. an English version of ''[[Le Secret]]'' by Hoffman and Solié.
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 : Performed again by the [[City Amateur Theatrical Society]]  a month later, on Monday 21 August, preceded by ''[[The Mendicant]]'' (G. à Beckett) and ''[[The First Floor]]'' (Cobb)
-: A farce called ''[[The Secret of the Hole in the Wall]]'' (no author given) was performed at the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]  on 9 July, 1858, with ''[[Plot and Passion, or The Female Gambler]]''  (Taylor and Lang), [[Mrs Parry]] playing "Mrs Dupuis" and "Mme de Fontanges" respectively in the plays.There is a remote possibility that this was the text used. However, given that it was played as an afterpiece and [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) calls it a "klugspel" ("a farce") suggests that the text used was far more likely to have been a version of Edward Poole's shorter text ''[[The Hole in the Wall]]''.
+: A farce called ''[[The Secret of the Hole in the Wall]]'' (no author given) was performed at the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]  on 9 July, 1858, with ''[[Plot and Passion, or The Female Gambler]]''  (Taylor and Lang), [[Mrs Parry]] playing "Mrs Dupuis" and "Mme de Fontanges" respectively in the plays. There is a remote possibility that this was the text used. However, given that it was played as an afterpiece and [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) calls it a "klugspel" ("a farce") suggests that the text used was far more likely to have been a version of Edward Poole's shorter text ''[[The Hole in the Wall]]''.
+: A piece called ''[[The Secret]]'' (said by Bosman to be ''[[The Secret of the Hole in the Wall]]'' by an unknown author) was performed for two more nights (4 and 6 January) in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by the [[Ray and Cooper Company]], with ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Blanchard).
 : A play billed as ''[[The Secret]]'' (referred to as a farce in one act) was performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 18 September, as an afterpiece to ''[[Plot and Passion ]]'' (Taylor and ) and accompanied by a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. Once more, given Bosman's description of it as a "klugspel" ("a farce") and its place in the programme, it is this five act play. In this case [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) suggests that it may have been "from the French, translated by W. Barrymore", i.e. an English version of ''[[Le Secret]]'' by Hoffman and Solié.

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−	1866: with ''[[Little Jack Horner]]''	+	1866: ''[[The Secret]]'' performed for two more nights (4 and 6 January) in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by the [[Ray and Cooper Company]], with ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]''

	1877: A play billed as ''[[The Secret]]'' (referred to as a farce in one act) was performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 18 September, as an afterpiece to ''[[Plot and Passion ]]'' (Taylor and ) and accompanied by a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. Once more, given Bosman's description of it as a "klugspel" ("a farce") and its place in the programme, it is this five act play. In this case [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) suggests that it may have been "from the French, translated by W. Barrymore", i.e. an English version of ''[[Le Secret]]'' by Hoffman and Solié.		1877: A play billed as ''[[The Secret]]'' (referred to as a farce in one act) was performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 18 September, as an afterpiece to ''[[Plot and Passion ]]'' (Taylor and ) and accompanied by a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. Once more, given Bosman's description of it as a "klugspel" ("a farce") and its place in the programme, it is this five act play. In this case [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) suggests that it may have been "from the French, translated by W. Barrymore", i.e. an English version of ''[[Le Secret]]'' by Hoffman and Solié.

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	1858: A farce called ''[[The Secret of the Hole in the Wall]]'' (no author given) was performed at the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] on 9 July, 1858, with ''[[Plot and Passion, or The Female Gambler]]'' (Taylor and Lang), [[Mrs Parry]] playing "Mrs Dupuis" and "Mme de Fontanges" respectively in the plays.There is a remote possibility that this was the text used. However, given that it was played as an afterpiece and [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) calls it a "klugspel" ("a farce") suggests that the text used was far more likely to have been a version of Edward Poole's shorter text ''[[The Hole in the Wall]]''.		1858: A farce called ''[[The Secret of the Hole in the Wall]]'' (no author given) was performed at the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] on 9 July, 1858, with ''[[Plot and Passion, or The Female Gambler]]'' (Taylor and Lang), [[Mrs Parry]] playing "Mrs Dupuis" and "Mme de Fontanges" respectively in the plays.There is a remote possibility that this was the text used. However, given that it was played as an afterpiece and [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) calls it a "klugspel" ("a farce") suggests that the text used was far more likely to have been a version of Edward Poole's shorter text ''[[The Hole in the Wall]]''.
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	1877: A play billed as ''[[The Secret]]'' (referred to as a farce in one act) was performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 18 September, as an afterpiece to ''[[Plot and Passion ]]'' (Taylor and ) and accompanied by a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. Once more, given Bosman's description of it as a "klugspel" ("a farce") and its place in the programme, it is this five act play. In this case [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) suggests that it may have been "from the French, translated by W. Barrymore", i.e. an English version of ''[[Le Secret]]'' by Hoffman and Solié.		1877: A play billed as ''[[The Secret]]'' (referred to as a farce in one act) was performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 18 September, as an afterpiece to ''[[Plot and Passion ]]'' (Taylor and ) and accompanied by a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. Once more, given Bosman's description of it as a "klugspel" ("a farce") and its place in the programme, it is this five act play. In this case [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) suggests that it may have been "from the French, translated by W. Barrymore", i.e. an English version of ''[[Le Secret]]'' by Hoffman and Solié.

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 [[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. 426-427
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 144
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 75, 144
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 : There is a remote possibility that this was the text performed as ''[[The Secret of the Hole in the Wall]]'' (no author given) at the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]  on 9 July, 1858, with ''[[Plot and Passion, or The Female Gambler]]''  (Taylor and Lang). However, given that it was played as an afterpiece and [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) calls it a "klugspel" ("a farce") suggests that the text used was far more likely to have been a version of Edward Poole's shorter text ''[[The Hole in the Wall]]''.
-: A play billed as ''[[The Secret]]'' was performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 18 September, as an afterpiece to ''[[Plot and Passion ]]'' () and accompanied by a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. (Bosman suggests it may have been "from the French, translated by W. Barrymore). However, it could also have been
+: A play billed as ''[[The Secret]]'' (referred to as a farce in one act) was performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 18 September, as an afterpiece to ''[[Plot and Passion ]]'' (Taylor and ) and accompanied by a song by [[Miss Wynne]]. Once more, given Bosman's description of it as a "klugspel" ("a farce") and its place in the programme, it is this five act play. In this case [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] (1980: p.144) suggests that it may have been "from the French, translated by W. Barrymore", i.e. an English version of ''[[Le Secret]]'' by
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