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1878: Produced as ''[[The Lost Baby]]'' (uncredited) by [[Disney Roebuck]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 13 May, with ''[[Arrah-na-Pogue]]'' (Boucicault). The evening a benefit for "[[The Paultons]]" ([[Tom Paulton|Mr Paulton]] and [[Emmeline Montague|Mrs Paulton]]). | 1878: Produced as ''[[The Lost Baby]]'' (uncredited) by [[Disney Roebuck]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 13 May, with ''[[Arrah-na-Pogue]]'' (Boucicault). The evening a benefit for "[[The Paultons]]" ([[Tom Paulton|Mr Paulton]] and [[Emmeline Montague|Mrs Paulton]]). | ||
| − | 1878: Produced by [[Disney Roebuck]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 16 May, with ''[[Scenes from Robinson Crusoe]]'' (Defoe/Byron). | + | 1878: Produced as ''[[The Lost Baby]]'' (uncredited) by [[Disney Roebuck]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 16 May, with ''[[Scenes from Robinson Crusoe]]'' (Defoe/Byron). |
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Revision as of 05:24, 30 July 2020
The Lost Child is a farce in one act by William E. Suter (1811?-1882)[]
Possibly also performed as The Lost Baby
Contents
The original text
Published 1863 by T.H. Lacy, London .
Translations and adaptations
The Lost Baby was the title of an (uncredited) farce performed in Cape Town in 1878, and is possibly an adapted version of Suter's farce, or simply an alternative title..
Performance history in South Africa
1878: Produced as The Lost Baby (uncredited) by Disney Roebuck in the Theatre Royal on 13 May, with Arrah-na-Pogue (Boucicault). The evening a benefit for "The Paultons" (Mr Paulton and Mrs Paulton).
1878: Produced as The Lost Baby (uncredited) by Disney Roebuck in the Theatre Royal on 16 May, with Scenes from Robinson Crusoe (Defoe/Byron).
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: p.368
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