The Queen's Favourite
The Queen's Favourite is a light comedy by Sydney Grundy (1848-1914)[1]
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The original text
An adaptation of a play by Eugène Scribe (1791-1861), it was written expressly by Sydney Grundy for Miss Ward and Mr Vernon.First performed by them in the Olympic Theatre, London, on 2 June, 1883
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Performance history in South Africa
1891-2: Performed by the Geneviève Ward Company during a tour of nine months throughout South Africa, under the auspices of Luscombe Searelle, featuring Geneviève Ward and W.H. Vernon in the leading roles.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Grundy
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 (Volume 5, Late Nineteenth Century) Cambridge University Press:p.396 [2]
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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