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A comedy in 2 acts by John Howard Payne. An English translation of Alexandre Duval's La Jeunesse de Henri V, itself taken from earlier works.

Produced in America in 1824.

This play was apparently very popular in 19th century Cape Town.

Produced in Cape Town by the Garrison Players on 27 August, 1825, with as afterpiece the farce X.Y.Z. (Colman the Younger).

Performed in Cape Town by the Cape Town Amateur Company on 20 June 1829, with The Liar (Foote) as afterpiece.

Performed in Cape Town by All the World's a Stage on 19 June, 1830, as afterpiece to The Gambler's Fate, or A Lapse of Twenty Years (Thompson). Billed as a "Petite Comedy" on this occasion.

Performed once more ("by special request") in Cape Town by All the World's a Stage on 11 June, 1831, as afterpiece to The School of Reform, or How to Rule a Husband (Th. Morton).

Bosman, 1928: p 187,

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 Performed in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 19 June, 1830, as afterpiece to ''[[The Gambler's Fate, or A Lapse of Twenty Years]]'' (Thompson). Billed as a "Petite Comedy" on this occasion.
-[[The Gambler's Fate]]
 Performed once more ("by special request") in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 11 June, 1831,  as afterpiece to ''[[The School of Reform, or How to Rule a Husband]]'' (Th. Morton).