He Who'd Be A Governor
He Who'd Be A Governor is a scenario for a comic opera by S.E. Hudson. Bosman(1928: p. 108) cites a Miss Fairbridge, who apparently had the title as He Wou'd Be A Governor.
The text, inscribed in his journal as "The New Comic Opera", lampoons and heavily criticizes the officials and prominent citizens (including Lady Anne Barnard) at the Cape who were at odds with sir George Yonge. The work was never performed, but the text is contained in The Diary of Samuel Esuibuis Hudson Chief Clerk in the Customs, Cape Town 1798-1800, which is held by the South African Library. Gosher gives a date of 1861 for the text.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]: pp. 108.
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