A Phenomenon in a Smock Frock

A one-act comic drama by William Brough (1826–1870)[1].

The original text

First performed in the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London, on 13 December 1852. Published by Lacy, 1852

Performance history in South Africa

1855: Performed in Cape Town on Thursday 26 July by Sefton Parry as part of his farewell performance, along with The Lottery Ticket (Beazley) and Buried Alive, or The Visit to Japan (M'Pherson).

Sources

https://www.google.co.za/#q=+A+Phenomenon+in+a+Smock+Frock+by+Brough

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 432-3

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