Withered Leaves

Withered Leaves is a comedietta in one act by Frederic William Broughton (1851-1894)

Also found as Withered Leaves, or The Fairy of the Glen

The original text

First performed at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield, on 2 April, 1875 and published by Samuel French, [ca. 1875?] as issue 725 of French's Acting Editions.

Apparently performed in South Africa and Australia as Withered Leaves, or The Fairy of the Glen by touring companies.

Performance history in South Africa

1877: Performed as Withered Leaves by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 3 August, with Brown and the Brahmins (Reece).

1877: Performed as Withered Leaves by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 28 September, with Aladdin, or The Wonderful Woman.

1877: Performed as Withered Leaves by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 28 September, with Brown and the Brahmins (Reece).

Sources

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Withered_Leaves.html?id=3y7JswEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/2296533

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 359, 361, 366-8.

William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.

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