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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Referred to as a "Spectacular Fairy Extravaganza by a Gentleman of Port Elizabeth", it was probably first performed in the harbour town of Port Elizabeth in 1866 or 1867, before being done in Cape Town.
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Referred to as a "Spectacular Fairy Extravaganza by a Gentleman of Port Elizabeth", it was probably a fantasy piece, first performed in the harbour town of Port Elizabeth in 1866 or 1867, before being done in Cape Town.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Revision as of 06:50, 21 June 2020

The Legend of St Croix is am extravaganza by an unidentified author from Port Elizabeth.

The original text

Referred to as a "Spectacular Fairy Extravaganza by a Gentleman of Port Elizabeth", it was probably a fantasy piece, first performed in the harbour town of Port Elizabeth in 1866 or 1867, before being done in Cape Town.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1867: Performed by "Le Roy's Original Company" in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 18 and 25 February, with Leah the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrongs (Mosenthal an/Daly).

Sources

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 Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

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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