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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 December. The cast of the play consisted of: [[Fanny Raynor]], [[W.J.S. Bennee]], [[D'Arcy Read]],  [[James Leffler]], Miss Sidney, Mr Paul and [[R. Webster]] (i.e. [[I.R. Taylor]]). Also performed was ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and a dance by [[Miss Clara]].
+: First performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 December. The cast of the play consisted of: [[Fanny Raynor]], [[W.J.S. Bennee]], [[D'Arcy Read]],  [[James Leffler]], [[Elsie Sidney]], [[T.H. Paul]] and [[R. Webster]] (i.e. [[I.R. Taylor]]). Also performed was ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and a dance by [[Miss Clara]].
 : Performed by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 9 December, with ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché) and a "new" dance by [[Miss Clara]].

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 December. The cast of the play consisted of: [[Fanny Raynor]], Mr Bennee, Mr Read, Mr Leffler, Miss Sidney, Mr Paul and [[R. Webster]] (i.e. [[I.R. Taylor]]). Also performed was ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and a dance by [[Miss Clara]].
+: First performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 December. The cast of the play consisted of: [[Fanny Raynor]], [[W.J.S. Bennee]], [[D'Arcy Read]],  [[James Leffler]], Miss Sidney, Mr Paul and [[R. Webster]] (i.e. [[I.R. Taylor]]). Also performed was ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and a dance by [[Miss Clara]].
 : Performed by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 9 December, with ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché) and a "new" dance by [[Miss Clara]].

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 December, with ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and a dance by [[Miss Clara]]. The cast of the play consisted of: [[Fanny Raynor]], Mr Bennee, Mr Read, Mr Leffler, Miss Sidney, Mr Paul and [[R. Webster]] (i.e. [[I.R. Taylor]]).
+: First performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 December. The cast of the play consisted of: [[Fanny Raynor]], Mr Bennee, Mr Read, Mr Leffler, Miss Sidney, Mr Paul and [[R. Webster]] (i.e. [[I.R. Taylor]]). Also performed was ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and a dance by [[Miss Clara]].
 : Performed by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 9 December, with ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché) and a "new" dance by [[Miss Clara]].

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 December, with ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and a dance by [[Miss Clara]]. The cast of the play consisted of: [[Miss Raynor]], Mr Bennee, Mr Read, Mr Leffler, Miss Sidney, Mr Paul and [[R. Webster]] (i.e. [[I.R. Taylor]]).
+: First performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 December, with ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and a dance by [[Miss Clara]]. The cast of the play consisted of: [[Fanny Raynor]], Mr Bennee, Mr Read, Mr Leffler, Miss Sidney, Mr Paul and [[R. Webster]] (i.e. [[I.R. Taylor]]).
 : Performed by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 9 December, with ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché) and a "new" dance by [[Miss Clara]].

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 December, with ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and a dance by [[Miss Clara]].
+: First performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 5 December, with ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and a dance by [[Miss Clara]]. The cast of the play consisted of: [[Miss Raynor]], Mr Bennee, Mr Read, Mr Leffler, Miss Sidney, Mr Paul and [[R. Webster]] (i.e. [[I.R. Taylor]]).
 : Performed by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town, on 9 December, with ''[[The Loan of a Lover]]'' (Planché) and a "new" dance by [[Miss Clara]].

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 Probably written in 1867 by the local Cape Town author, [[I.R. Taylor]]  (fl. mid 1800s) and suggested to have been an original work, the play may have been inspired by (or based on) ''The Snake in the Grass'' , a serial novel by  Pierce Egan the Younger (1814-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_Egan_the_Younger] , published in ''The London Journal'' , 8 May 1858 - 27 Nov. 1858, No. 720.
-The play was first performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] as part of their repertoire during their 1867-1868 season in Cape Town.
+The play, dedicated to the Duke of Edinburgh, was first performed, under the patronage of Governor Wodehouse, by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] as part of their repertoire during their 1867-1868 season in Cape Town, and became known as the local success at the time.
 Originally advertised with the subtitle ''Clouds in Holland and Sunshine in Africa'', "a Dutch story of Van Riebeeck's time", it was eventually billed as  ''[[ The Snake in the Grass]]'', "A Tale of Holland and the Cape".
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 ==The original text==
-Probably written in 1867 by the local Cape Town author, [[I.R. Taylor]] and suggested to have been an original work, the play may have been inspired by (or based on) ''The Snake in the Grass'' , a serial novel by  Pierce Egan the Younger (1814-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_Egan_the_Younger] , published in ''The London Journal'' , 8 May 1858 - 27 Nov. 1858, No. 720.
+Probably written in 1867 by the local Cape Town author, [[I.R. Taylor]]  (fl. mid 1800s) and suggested to have been an original work, the play may have been inspired by (or based on) ''The Snake in the Grass'' , a serial novel by  Pierce Egan the Younger (1814-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_Egan_the_Younger] , published in ''The London Journal'' , 8 May 1858 - 27 Nov. 1858, No. 720.
 The play was first performed by the [[Le Roy and Duret Company]] as part of their repertoire during their 1867-1868 season in Cape Town.