The Area Belle

The Area Belle is a popular farce in one act by William Brough (1826-1870)[1] and Andrew Halliday (1830-1877)[2].

The original text

First performed in London at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi on 7 March 1864 and published by T.H. Lacy in London, and Samuel French (in London and New York).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1865: Performed in the Theatre Royal on 23 October

1866: Performed in the Theatre Royal on 23 April and 18 September

1867: Performed in the Theatre Royal on 17 September and 19 October

1870: Performed in the Theatre Royal in July

1874: Performed in the Theatre Royal on 6 March

1875: Performed in the Theatre Royal on 17 July

1878: Performed in the Theatre Royal on 30 January

Sources

Facsimile version of the Samuel French edition, HathiTrust Digital Library[3]

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Halliday_(journalist)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.191, 203, 210, 227, 257, 260, 280, 312, 325, 365

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