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Lady Clantary, or Wedded and Wooed is a comedy in four acts by Tom Taylor (1823-18750[1].

1878: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town by Captain Disney Roebuck's company on 8 May, with scenes from Robinson Crusoe (Byron). The evening a benefit for Sutton Vane.

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 192, 311-314, 322-329, 340, 363-4, 370.

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 == The original text ==
-Based on Elizabeth Braddon's (1835-1915)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Elizabeth_Braddon] popular novel titled ''Lady Audley's Secret'', which was partly serialised in Robin Goodfellow magazine July–September 1861, then entirely serialised in Sixpenny Magazine January–December 1862 and once again serialised in London Journal March–August 1863. It was published in book form (three volumes) in 1862 by William Tinsley,
-The novel has been dramatised and filmed several times, but possibly the first adaptation for the stage was done by C.H. Hazlewood shortly after its appearance and first performed by Framton and Fenton in the  Victoria Theatre, London, on 25 May 1863. Hazlewood's text was published in 1863 by [[Thomas Hailes Lacy]]'s series ''Acting Edition of Plays'' (as Supplement No. 3) and later as acting edition no 412 in ''French's Standard Drama'' by [[Samuel French]].
 ==Translations and adaptations==