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| − | by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879). Full title: ''Luke the Labourer, or the Lost Son''. A melodrama first performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 17 October 1826, published in 1827.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1849: Presented in Cape Town in January 1849 by [[W.F.H. Parker]], in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] with the [[New English Theatrical Company]] (also referred to as [[Parker's Company]] in some sources).
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| − | The production received much praise from the [[Cape Town Mail]], but [[Sam Sly]] responded with a harsh critique of the theatre and the company, suggesting that the [[Cape Town Mail]] review displayed "exaggerated and false colouring" , for he had not only found that the space was noisy, but also that "the ventilation was abominable and ...the acting was no good..". (quoted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 419). Apparently this even caused the company to close down temporarily.
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| − | 1852: It was done by the [[English Amateur Company]] with ''[[Grimshaw, Bagshaw and Bradshaw]]'' (Morton) as afterpiece, on 19 October 1852, repeated on 24 October.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp.
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| − | Fletcher, 1994
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| − | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
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