An April Fool
An April Fool is a farce by Andrew Halliday and William Brough
Not to be confused with April Fool by Fitzball nor April Fools by Dibdin.
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The original text
First performed in the Drury Lane Theatre, London on the 11th April, 1864.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1867: Performed by "Le Roy's Original Company" in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 11 February, with The Octoroon (Boucicault).
Sources
Allardyce Nicoll. 1959. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Vol VI: p.20[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.221
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