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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1860: Performed as ''[[Guilty of Not-Guilty]]'' on 5 November in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]  with ''[[The Rivals]]'' (Sheridan) and a performance by the brass band of the [[Cape Royal Rifles]].
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1861: Performed as ''[[Duchess or Nothing]]'' on 18 February in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]  with ''[[The Plagued Professor]]'' ("An Original Interlude expressly written for this occasion" by Cresswell, "characters by members of the [[Royal Alfred Club]]) and ''[[The Unfinished Gentleman]]'' (Selby).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 05:06, 10 June 2018

Duchess or Nothing is a comedy in five acts by


The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1861: Performed as Duchess or Nothing on 18 February in the Cabinet Theatre, Cape Town, by the Cape Town Dramatic Club with The Plagued Professor ("An Original Interlude expressly written for this occasion" by Cresswell, "characters by members of the Royal Alfred Club) and The Unfinished Gentleman (Selby).

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 154

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