Sam's Arrival

Sam's Arrival is a one act play by John Oxenford (1812-1877)[1].

The original text

Called "An Absurdity in 1 Act", it was first performed in the Strand Theatre, London, on 8 September, 1862. Originally published in London by T.H. Lacy, [1862?].

Performance history in South Africa

1866: Performed as an afterpiece to The Bride of Lammermoor (Calcraft) in the Harrington Street Theatre (Theatre Royal) by the Le Roy and Duret Company on 30 April.

Sources

The Victorian Plays Project, Electronic Catalogue - Volume 56[2]

Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. A History of English Drama 1660-1900, Volume 6: p. 444[3].

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/6401050

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 203

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