Christmas Eve, or The Duel in the Snow
Christmas Eve, or The Duel in the Snow is a domestic drama in three acts by Edward Fitzball (1792-1873)[]
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The original text
First produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on March 12th, 1860 and published by Thomas Hayles Lacy in
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1875: Performed - according to Bosman (1980) somewhat illogically as Christmas Eve, or The Duck in the Snow and billed as a "sensation drama" - in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town by Disney Roebuck and his company, with La Somnambula
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 324, 328
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