Ali Baba or The Forty Thieves
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Pantomime produced in December, 1877 by Disney Roebuck at the Theatre Royal, Cape Town to huge success. An interesting "local" facet is that the curtain opened on a scene in Kreli's kraal, with the chief and his warriors taunting "Sir Castle Brere" and his British Flag. Another pantomime version by De Wet Laubscher.**
Ali Baba or The Forty Thieves or The Fairy Brilliantina and Harlequin and the Magic Donkey, Theatre Royal 1 January 1878. Pantomime with local adaptation under management of Mr Vane, scenery by Mr Cooper. (Source: Bosman, F.C.L., Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. 1980).
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