A Lucky Hit, or Railroads for Ever

A Lucky Hit, or Railroads for Ever is a play by Edward Stirling

Also known simply as A Lucky Hit

The original text

First performed as in London on 23 April, 1836 and published by T.H. Lacy, in Volume III of Lacy's Acting Editions. Another version, just called A Lucky Hit was performed on 1 February, 1858.

Performance history in South Africa

December 28 & 30, 1861: The Officers of the Regiment performed three one-act productions. The first one was Edward Stirling's one-act comic drama, A Lucky Hit which is set in Versailles. Cast: W. Malcom Esq. (Duc D'Anjou, King of Spain), Captain G. E. Bulger (Baron de Ville Blanche, a courtier), S. F. Poole Esq (Chevalier de Castagnac, a poet), W. J. B. Martin Esq. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard), R. Annesley Esq. (Captain Gascon La Tour, a disbanded officer), J. S. Brougham Esq. (1st Gentleman of the Court), J. C. Little Esq. (2nd Gentleman of the Court), Corporal J. Davies (Baroness de Ville Blanche).

Sources

Allardyce Nicoll. 1930. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 5, Part 2: CUP Archive[1]

Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850. Cambridge University Press, [2]

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