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''[[The Limerick Boy, or Paddy's Mischief]]'' is a farce in one act by James Pilgrim ()[].
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''[[The Limerick Boy, or Paddy's Mischief]]'' is a farce in one act by James Pilgrim (1825–1879).
  
 
Also found simply as '''''[[The Limerick Boy]]'''''.
 
Also found simply as '''''[[The Limerick Boy]]'''''.
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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
First performed at Saddler's Wells, London in 18** and in National Theatre, New York in 18**.  
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First performed at Saddler's Wells, London in 1850(?) and in National Theatre, New York in 1850(?).  
  
Published in 18** by William V. Spencer in ''Spencer's Boston Theatre'', no XVI,
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Published in 1855 by William V. Spencer in ''Spencer's Boston Theatre'', no XVI,
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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1875: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 22 April, as afterpiece to ''[[London Assurance]]'' ().
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1875: Performed as ''[[The Limerick Boy]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 22 April, as afterpiece to ''[[London Assurance]]'' (Boucicault).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
Facsimile version of the text, ''Spencer's Boston Theatre'', no XVI, Digital Collections[  
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Facsimile version of the text, ''Spencer's Boston Theatre'', no XVI, USF Digital Collections[https://digital.lib.usf.edu/?i15.18]
https://digital.lib.usf.edu/SFS0060956/00001]
 
 
 
 
 
https://digital.lib.usf.edu/?i15.18
 
  
 
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.323
 
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.323

Latest revision as of 06:59, 18 July 2020

The Limerick Boy, or Paddy's Mischief is a farce in one act by James Pilgrim (1825–1879).

Also found simply as The Limerick Boy.

The original text

First performed at Saddler's Wells, London in 1850(?) and in National Theatre, New York in 1850(?).

Published in 1855 by William V. Spencer in Spencer's Boston Theatre, no XVI,

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1875: Performed as The Limerick Boy by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 22 April, as afterpiece to London Assurance (Boucicault).

Sources

Facsimile version of the text, Spencer's Boston Theatre, no XVI, USF Digital Collections[1]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.323

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