The Lost Baby
The Lost Baby is a farce by
The Lost Child is a farce by (1811?-1882)
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The original text
W. E. Suter's The Lost Child (1863)
The lost child an original farce in one act by William E. Suter 288 Want to read 28 Currently reading Published 1863 by T.H. Lacy in London . Written in English
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1878: Produced by Disney Roebuck in the Theatre Royal on 13 May, with Arrah-na-Pogue (Boucicault). The evening a benefit for "The Paultons" (Mr Paulton and Mrs Paulton).
1878: Produced by Disney Roebuck in the Theatre Royal on 16 May, with Scenes from Robinson Crusoe (Defoe/Byron).
Sources
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: p.368
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