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| − | This is actually a later version of Boucicault's ''[[The Poor of New York]]'' (1857), which was closely based on ''[[Les Pauvres de Paris]]'' by Edouard-Louis-Alexandre Brisbarre and Eugene Nus ((1856). For the original play Boucicault collaborated with three journalists, Seymour, Goodrich, and Warden (though Boucicault did most of the writing). ''[[The Poor of New York]]'' was first performed at Wallack's Theatre, New York, in 1857, to poor critical response, but popular with audiences.
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| − | In 1864 it was revived in Liverpool, know billed as ''[[The Poor of Liverpool]] (and then adapted to the location where it was to be performed), and finally known as ''[[The Streets of Islington]]'', etc. Internationally best remembered as ''[[The Streets of London]]'', or ''[[The Streets of Dublin]]''.
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| − | First performed as ''[[The Streets of London]]'', at the The Princess Theatre, London, on 1864, the play received mixed reviews, though the scenery was an immediate success.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1866: Performed as ''[[Lucretia Borgia]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.203-205
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