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| − | Full title: ''[[The Irishman in London, or The Happy African]]''. A farce in two acts by William MacReady (?1755-1829). First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1792.Published 1793.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | This play was apparently a great favourite with the [[Garrison Players]] in the first half of the 19th century.
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| − | 6 July 1812: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Speed the Plough]]'' (Th. Morton), with [[Lt Prescott]] and [[Lt Hanson]] listed as [[Director|Directors]] for the evening.
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| − | 14 September 1822: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Point of Honour]]'' (Kemble) and the burlesque ''[[Amoroso, King of Little Britain]]'' (Planché).
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| − | 4 October 1822: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Poor Gentleman]]'' (Colman Jr).
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| − | 2 November 1824: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Poor Gentleman]]'' (Colman Jr). A benefit performance for [[Mrs Green]] and [[Mrs Johnson]].
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| − | 23 July 1831: Performed in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Richard III|Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field]]''
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| − | 8 June 1836: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Flying Dutchman]]'' (Fitzball).
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| − | 4 August, 1848: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the 6th Royal Regiment") in the [[Garrison Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]'' (Colman Jr).
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| − | 29 March, 1854: Performed in King William's Town (Eastern Cape) by the [[Garrison Players|soldiers of the garrison]], possibly with ''[[Box and Cox]]'' (Morton), in the presence of the Governor General.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Oxford Dictionary of British History: William Macready[http://www.answers.com/topic/william-charles-macready#ixzz2yAy3auZb]
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| − | Free online E-Book, Google Books[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=GfdWAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=the+irishman+in+london&source=bl&ots=Jx1mhKKz6d&sig=jxo-cXAHHFD-TLFiIKoxDSklATk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cTRCU7nxI8SmhAefnIHwBg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ]
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 143, 182-6, 195, 216, 397, 509.
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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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