The Scapegrace, or I've Been Roaming
The Scapegrace, or I've Been Roaming is a burletta in one act by John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879)[1]
Sometimes simply referred to as The Scapegrace (e.g. by F.C.L. Bosman, 1928).
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in March 1828.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1832: Performed by All the World's a Stage as The Scapegrace, with The Merchant of Venice, Will Watch and a "new Ballet Dance" called Jack at the Cape, or All Alive Among the Hottentots!. The evening was was presented in The African Theatre on 7 January - ostensibly as Mr Booth's farewell performance before leaving the colony (though he played again in November).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baldwin_Buckstone
https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/m27d.htm#Label021
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 219,
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