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| − | + | 1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company as part of a "Gala Night" in the [[Good Hope Gardens]], Cape Town, on 9 February, with ''[[William Tell with a Vengeance, or The Pet the Parrot and the Pippin]]'' (Byron) | |
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.365 |
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Latest revision as of 10:49, 16 September 2020
The Ministry in a Fix is a locally written sketch by St John Knight (fl. late 1870s)
Contents
The original text
It was a sketch about current affairs in the Cape that included impersonations of the then Governor of the Cape and John X. Merriman.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1878: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company as part of a "Gala Night" in the Good Hope Gardens, Cape Town, on 9 February, with William Tell with a Vengeance, or The Pet the Parrot and the Pippin (Byron)
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.365
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