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1855: Performed in Cape Town on Thursday 26 July by [[Sefton Parry]] as part of his farewell performance, along with  ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and ''[[Buried Alive, or The Visit to Japan]]'' (M'Pherson).
 
1855: Performed in Cape Town on Thursday 26 July by [[Sefton Parry]] as part of his farewell performance, along with  ''[[The Lottery Ticket]]'' (Beazley) and ''[[Buried Alive, or The Visit to Japan]]'' (M'Pherson).
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1868: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on  26 June, with ''[[The Two Bonnycastles]]'' (Morton), a dance by [[Lieutenant Moir]] and a song ("Sarah's Sunday Out") by [[C. Hayes]].
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Revision as of 03:33, 24 January 2019

A Phenomenon in a Smock Frock is a one-act comic drama by William Brough (1826–1870)[1].

The original text

First performed in the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London, on 13 December 1852. Published by Lacy, 1852

Performance history in South Africa

1855: Performed in Cape Town on Thursday 26 July by Sefton Parry as part of his farewell performance, along with The Lottery Ticket (Beazley) and Buried Alive, or The Visit to Japan (M'Pherson).

1868: Performed in Cape Town by the Lanarkshire Dramatic Club (amateur players from the 99th Regiment) in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, on 26 June, with The Two Bonnycastles (Morton), a dance by Lieutenant Moir and a song ("Sarah's Sunday Out") by C. Hayes.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

https://www.google.co.za/#q=+A+Phenomenon+in+a+Smock+Frock+by+Brough

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 432-3

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