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''[[Betsy Jane]]'' is an unidentified theatrical work performed by the visiting [[D'Arcy Read Company]] in the [[Cape Town Gardens]], on 27 November, as part of a "[[Grand Fête Champêtre]]", also including ''[[Ghost Illusions]]'' by [[D'Arcy Read]].
  
 
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This is possibly a version of one of two one-act farces written by John Maddison Morton (1812-1854), each containing a character named "Betsy" and both first performed in 1850, namely ''[[My Precious Betsy]]'' or ''[[Betsy Baker!, or Too Attentive by Half]]''.
 
 
 
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Revision as of 06:28, 18 April 2018

Betsy Jane is an unidentified theatrical work performed by the visiting D'Arcy Read Company in the Cape Town Gardens, on 27 November, as part of a "Grand Fête Champêtre", also including Ghost Illusions by D'Arcy Read.

This is possibly a version of one of two one-act farces written by John Maddison Morton (1812-1854), each containing a character named "Betsy" and both first performed in 1850, namely My Precious Betsy or Betsy Baker!, or Too Attentive by Half.