His Excellency the Governor
His Excellency the Governor is a play by Robert Marshall (1863-1910)[1]
Also found as His Excellency, the Governor
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The original text
Written in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, in 1894/5, while the author was stationed there. The play was Marshall's first financial success and led to his resigning from the military and becoming a full-time author.
The text published in London by William Heinemann in 1901.
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Apparently he did no more than write the plays in South Africa, for there is no indication that any of them were actually tried out or produced in South Africa during his sojourn there. Even the two that he wrote while stationed in Cape Town and Pietermaritzburg appear to have been sent to London producers directly for consideration.
Sources
https://books.google.co.za/books?id=tGw-AAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Marshall_(dramatist)
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