Who Speaks First?
Who Speaks First? is a farce in one act by Charles Dance (1794-1863).
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The original text
First performed in 1849 at Madame Vestris's Lyceum Theatre, London, then played at various theatres in New York in the same year. Published by both Samuel French and M. Douglas, 1850 (as Issue 34 of Minor drama).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1875: Performed as Who Speaks First? in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck's company on 20 March, with Black-Eyed Susan (Jerrold).
Sources
Facsimile version of the Douglas edition of 1850, Hathi Trust Digital Library[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
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