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''The Octoroon'' or "Life in Louisiana", by Dion Boucicault. A melodrama about a half-caste. Written in 1859, it was first??* produced in South Africa by [[Disney Roebuck]] on May 6, 1876, as the opening production of his [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town.  
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''The Octoroon'' or "Life in Louisiana", by Dion Boucicault. A melodrama about a half-caste.  
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Written in 1859, it was first??*  
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1867: Performed by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town on 11 February, with ''[[An April Fool]]'' (Halliday and Brough).
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1876: Produced in South Africa by [[Disney Roebuck]] on May 6, 1876, as the opening production of his [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town.  
  
 
==Source==
 
==Source==
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''World Drama'', by Allardyce Nicoll.
 
''World Drama'', by Allardyce Nicoll.
  

Revision as of 06:42, 24 September 2017

The Octoroon or "Life in Louisiana", by Dion Boucicault. A melodrama about a half-caste.


Written in 1859, it was first??*

1867: Performed by "Le Roy's Original Company" in the Theatre Royal, Harrington Street, Cape Town on 11 February, with An April Fool (Halliday and Brough).


1876: Produced in South Africa by Disney Roebuck on May 6, 1876, as the opening production of his Theatre Royal, Burg Street, Cape Town.

Source

World Drama, by Allardyce Nicoll.


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