A Morning Call

A Morning Call is an original comedietta, in one act, by Charles Dance (1794–1863)[1].

For some unknown reason listed as A Morning Call, or The Snowed-Up Fox Hunter and referred to at times as The Morning Call by F.C.L. Bosman (1980).

The original text

A play for two performers, it was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, by Her Majesty's servants, on Monday, March 17th, 1851.

Published by Samuel French as No LVII of The Minor Drama series (c.1862).

Performance history in South Africa

1875: Performed as The Morning Call in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 1 September, with Little Emily, or The Ark on the Lands (Halliday). The evening a benefit for Sutton Vane.

Sources

Facsimile version of the 1862 Samuel French text, Hathi Trust Digital Library [2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dance_(playwright)

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 1932. (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: pp.311-2, 323-6, 361

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