My Sweetheart
My Sweetheart is a musical play by F.G. Maeder ()[] and W. Gill ()[].
1887: The play was performed as part of the repertoire of the Wheeler Theatre Company when they played in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town during April and May. Probably directed by Sutton Vane.
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The original text
Originally produced in America, and toured for many years with the American actress, Minnie Palmer (1860-1936), in the leading role. It was first seen in the United Kingdom in 1883.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
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 1923. (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. 384
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