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 In 1915 [[Bromley Challenor]] ([[James Bromley-Challenor]] (1884–1935)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149977/]), who had been touring with the play for years (playing "Sir Guy de Vere" himself and his wife, [[Marjorie Bellairs]], playing "Rowena"),  purchased the rights to the play from Welch, and the company made their first appearance in London at the Kingsway Theatre in 1917.
-The play is considered the author's greatest known success and became the one regular and lucrative source of income for both [[James Welsh]] and  [[Bromley Challenor]],  particularly after the latter had purchased the rights to the play outright in 1915. The Challenors performed it throughout the UK and other countries and are claimed to have produced and/or performed in it more than 6000 times over the course of James's lifetime, doing well out of it throughout.
+The play is considered the author's greatest known success and became the one regular and lucrative source of income for both [[James Welch]] and  [[Bromley Challenor]],  particularly after the latter had purchased the rights to the play outright in 1915. The Challenors performed it throughout the UK and other countries and are claimed to have produced and/or performed in it more than 6000 times over the course of Channelor's lifetime, doing well out of it throughout.
 When the play's popularity in London eventually faded, it continued to be performed by repertory companies and amateur groups into the 1950s.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
--9: Produced as ''[[The Morals of Marcus]]'' by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company as part of a repertoire of six plays, opening at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, and then touring the various cities, including a performances at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, during February of 1909.
+-9: Produced as ''[[When Knights were Bold]]'' by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company as part of a repertoire of six plays, opening at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, and then touring the various cities, including a performances at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, during February of 1909.
 [[Charles Howitt]] appeared in the role of "Sir Guy de Vere".

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed by the [[Leonard Rayne]] company as part of its touring repertoire, including performances at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in February, with [[Charles Howitt]] in the role of "Sir Guy de Vere".
+-9: Produced as ''[[The Morals of Marcus]]'' by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company as part of a repertoire of six plays, opening at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, and then touring the various cities, including a performances at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, during February of 1909.
 /1916(?): Probably performed as an inevitable part of the repertoire of the [[James Bromley-Challenor]] company while on a tour of South Africa, the cast naturally including his wife, [[Marjorie Bellairs]] and possibly [[Norah Sturdee]].

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed in February by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, with [[Charles Howitt]] in the role of "Sir Guy de Vere". Probably also played in Johannesburg.
+: Performed by the [[Leonard Rayne]] company as part of its touring repertoire, including performances at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in February, with [[Charles Howitt]] in the role of "Sir Guy de Vere".
 /1916(?): Probably performed as an inevitable part of the repertoire of the [[James Bromley-Challenor]] company while on a tour of South Africa, the cast naturally including his wife, [[Marjorie Bellairs]] and possibly [[Norah Sturdee]].

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 The play tells of Guy De Vere, a British officer who has returned from service in India after inheriting an estate and a baronetcy in the village of Little Twittering. There he finds a number of eccentrics and his cousin Rowena, who falls in love with him.
-Originally written by Robert Buchanan (1841-1901)[] and Charles Marlowe (Harriett Jay, )[]
+Originally written by Robert Buchanan (1841-1901)[] and "Charles Marlowe" (Harriett Jay, )[]
 circa 1896 and called ''[[Good Old Times]]'', the play was not produced until 1906 when done under the title ''[[When Knights were Bold]]'' and credited to "Charles Marlowe" only. The title ''[[Dream of Ye Goode Olde Tymes]]'' also appears on occasion, in the productions by the Famous Plays Syndicate of Bromley and David Challenor.

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 circa 1896 and called ''[[Good Old Times]]'', the play was not produced until 1906 when done under the title ''[[When Knights were Bold]]'' and credited to "Charles Marlowe" only. The title ''[[Dream of Ye Goode Olde Tymes]]'' also appears on occasion, in the productions by the Famous Plays Syndicate of Bromley and David Challenor.
-It opened in the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, on 17 September, 1906, featuring [[James Welch]] (1865-1917) in the leading role of "Sir Guy de Vere" . It then moved to Wyndham's Theatre, London, on 29 January, 1907 and played till  22 August, 1908 (its 579th performance).
+It opened in the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, on 17 September, 1906, featuring [[James Welch]] (1865-1917) in the leading role of "Sir Guy de Vere" . It then moved to Wyndham's Theatre, London, on 29 January, 1907 and played till  22 August, 1908 (its 579th performance). Welch in fact obtained the sole rights to the play.
 It continued to be revived in London for the next 30 years as well as being produced in the provinces and  around the world, including the USA (New York, Garrick Theatre,  20 August to 19 November, 1907), Australia (Sydney, Criterion Theatre, 21 December, 1907), South Africa (Cape Town [[Opera House]], 1909), Norway and Russia.
-In 1915 [[Bromley Challenor]] ([[James Bromley-Challenor]] (1884–1935)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149977/]), who had been touring with the play for years (playing "Sir Guy de Vere" himself and his wife, [[Marjorie Bellairs]], playing "Rowena"),  purchased the rights to the play and the company made their first appearance in London at the Kingsway Theatre in 1917.
+In 1915 [[Bromley Challenor]] ([[James Bromley-Challenor]] (1884–1935)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149977/]), who had been touring with the play for years (playing "Sir Guy de Vere" himself and his wife, [[Marjorie Bellairs]], playing "Rowena"),  purchased the rights to the play from Welch, and the company made their first appearance in London at the Kingsway Theatre in 1917.
 The play is considered the author's greatest known success and became the one regular and lucrative source of income for both [[James Welsh]] and  [[Bromley Challenor]],  particularly after the latter had purchased the rights to the play outright in 1915. The Challenors performed it throughout the UK and other countries and are claimed to have produced and/or performed in it more than 6000 times over the course of James's lifetime, doing well out of it throughout.