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−	According to the ''[[Cape Argus]]'' of 15 September 1863 (as cited by [[F.C.L Bosman]], 1980: p. 298), ''[[The Shepherd of Ettrick Vale]]'' (unattributed) is the name given to a performance of some kind by the officers of the [[10th Regiment]] in King Williams Town on the Eastern Cape border during September of 1863.	+	According to the ''[[Cape Argus]]'' of 15 September 1863 (as cited by [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980: p. 298), ''[[The Shepherd of Ettrick Vale]]'' (unattributed) is the name given to a performance of some kind by the officers of the [[10th Regiment]] in King Williams Town on the Eastern Cape border during September of 1863.

	One could perhaps assume that the title is a reference to the Scottish poet, novelist and essayist James Hogg (1770–1835)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hogg], widely known as "The Ettrick Shepherd" of "The Shepherd of Ettrick Vale". However, no play by this specific name can be traced.		One could perhaps assume that the title is a reference to the Scottish poet, novelist and essayist James Hogg (1770–1835)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hogg], widely known as "The Ettrick Shepherd" of "The Shepherd of Ettrick Vale". However, no play by this specific name can be traced.

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 '''OR'''
-'''''[[The Shepherd of Derwent Vale]]'''''[https://discover.library.wales/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=44WHELF_NLW_NUI&docid=44NLW_ALMA21842779250002419&fromSitemap=1&lang=en_US], a drama in two acts by Joseph Lunn (1784-1863)[], a work that does not seem to have been performed in South Africa before then.
+'''''[[The Shepherd of Derwent Vale]]'''''[https://discover.library.wales/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=44WHELF_NLW_NUI&docid=44NLW_ALMA21842779250002419&fromSitemap=1&lang=en_US], a drama in two acts by Joseph Lunn (1784-1863)[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Lunn,_Joseph_(DNB00)], a work that does not seem to have been performed in South Africa before then.
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 The performance may thus have been ''either'' a reading of the poems and/or stories of "The Ettrick Shepherd", or it was a performance of  one of two plays, i.e.:
-'''''[[The Rose of Ettrick Vale]]''''' by Thomas J. Lynch ()[], which was popular among the British militia in the Cape Colony in the 1860s (and is therefore the most likely candidate)
+'''''[[The Rose of Ettrick Vale]]''''' by  by Thomas J. Lynch (''fl.'' 1820-1830s), which was popular among the British militia in the Cape Colony in the 1860s (and is therefore the most likely candidate)
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 The performance may thus have been ''either'' a reading of the poems and/or stories of "The Ettrick Shepherd", or it was a performance of  one of two plays, i.e.:
-'''''[[The Rose of Ettrick Vale]]''''', which was popular among the British militia in the Cape Colony in the 1860s
+'''''[[The Rose of Ettrick Vale]]''''' by Thomas J. Lynch ()[], which was popular among the British militia in the Cape Colony in the 1860s (and is therefore the most likely candidate)
 '''OR'''

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 One could perhaps assume that the title is a reference to the Scottish poet, novelist and essayist James Hogg (1770–1835)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hogg], widely known as "The Ettrick Shepherd" of "The Shepherd of Ettrick Vale". However, no play by this specific name can be traced.
-The performance may thus have been ''either'' a reading of the poems and/or stories of "The Ettrick Shepherd", or it was a performance of  one of two plays, i.e. '''''[[The Rose of Ettrick Vale]]''''', which was popular among the British militia in the Cape Colony in the 1860s '''OR''' '''''[[The Shepherd of Derwent Vale]]'''''[https://discover.library.wales/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=44WHELF_NLW_NUI&docid=44NLW_ALMA21842779250002419&fromSitemap=1&lang=en_US], a drama in two acts by Joseph Lunn (1784-1863)[], a work that does not seem to have been performed in South Africa before then.
+The performance may thus have been ''either'' a reading of the poems and/or stories of "The Ettrick Shepherd", or it was a performance of  one of two plays, i.e.:
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	The performance may thus have been ''either'' a reading of the poems and/or stories of "The Ettrick Shepherd", or it was a performance of one of two plays, i.e. ''[[The Rose of Ettrick Vale]]'', which was popular among the British militia in the Cape Colony in the 1860s '''''or''''' ''[[The Shepherd of Derwent Vale]]''[https://discover.library.wales/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=44WHELF_NLW_NUI&docid=44NLW_ALMA21842779250002419&fromSitemap=1&lang=en_US], a drama in two acts by Joseph Lunn (1784-1863)[], a work that does not seem to have been performed in South Africa before then.		The performance may thus have been ''either'' a reading of the poems and/or stories of "The Ettrick Shepherd", or it was a performance of one of two plays, i.e. ''[[The Rose of Ettrick Vale]]'', which was popular among the British militia in the Cape Colony in the 1860s '''''or''''' ''[[The Shepherd of Derwent Vale]]''[https://discover.library.wales/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=44WHELF_NLW_NUI&docid=44NLW_ALMA21842779250002419&fromSitemap=1&lang=en_US], a drama in two acts by Joseph Lunn (1784-1863)[], a work that does not seem to have been performed in South Africa before then.
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−	~~==The original text==~~
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hogg
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 Edinburgh Dramatic Review, Volumes 3-5[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=LkoVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA604-IA2&lpg=PA604-IA2&dq=A+stage+play+about+the+Shepherd+of+Ettrick+Vale&source=bl&ots=Ul8ZLevD4N&sig=ACfU3U2cCoVjSqgF5lLac9SvZA5JkpDRFQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiS-IfgquPjAhWaSxUIHRRoAAwQ6AEwCnoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=A%20stage%20play%20about%20the%20Shepherd%20of%20Ettrick%20Vale&f=false]
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