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4 October 1822: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Poor Gentleman]]'' (Colman Jr). | 4 October 1822: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Poor Gentleman]]'' (Colman Jr). | ||
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23 July 1831: Performed in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Richard III|Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field]]'' | 23 July 1831: Performed in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Richard III|Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field]]'' | ||
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| + | 8 June 1836: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Flying Dutchman]]'' (Fitzball). | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 06:33, 15 July 2014
Subtitled The Happy African. A farce in two acts by William MacReady (?1755-1829). First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1792.Published 1793.
Performance history in South Africa
6 July 1812: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre, as afterpiece to Speed the Plough (Th. Morton).
14 September 1822: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre, as afterpiece to The Point of Honour (Kemble) and the burlesque Amoroso, King of Little Britain (Planché).
4 October 1822: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre, as afterpiece to The Poor Gentleman (Colman Jr).
2 November 1824: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre, as afterpiece to The Poor Gentleman (Colman Jr). A benefit performance for Mrs Green and Mrs Johnson.
23 July 1831: Performed in Cape Town by All the World's a Stage in the Cape Town Theatre, as afterpiece to Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field
8 June 1836: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players in the African Theatre, as afterpiece to The Flying Dutchman (Fitzball).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Oxford Dictionary of British History: William Macready[1]
Free online E-Book, Google Books[2]
Bosman, 1928: pp. 216
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