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The Irish Post is a comic drama in two acts by J.R. Planché (1796-1880)[].

First performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, on 28 January 1846, published by T.H. Lacy.

1868: Performed in Cape Town by the Lanarkshire Dramatic Club (amateur players from the 99th Regiment) in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, on 21 October, with A Ticket of Leave (Phillips), Irish songs by Lieutenant Tanner and a song ("The Long-tail'd Blue"") by "the infant phenomenon".

Facsimile version of the Lacy version, HathiTrust Digital Library [1]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 262-3,

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 ''[[The Irish Post]]'' is a comic drama in two acts by J.R. Planché (1796-1880)[].
+== The original text ==
+First performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, on 28 January 1846, published by [[T.H. Lacy]].
+==Translations and adaptations==
+== Performance history in South Africa ==
+: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on  21 October, with ''[[A Ticket of Leave]]'' (Phillips), Irish songs by [[Lieutenant Tanner]] and a song ("The Long-tail'd Blue"") by "the infant phenomenon".
+== Sources ==
+Facsimile version of the Lacy version, [[HathiTrust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b248178;view=1up;seq=3]
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 262-3,
+Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
+== Return to ==
+Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
+Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
+Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
+Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
+Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
+Return to [[Main Page]]