Cousin Kate
Cousin Kate is a four-act farce by Bronson Howard (1842-1908)[]
Also known as One of Our Girls
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Originally written and performed as One of Our Girls at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 10 November, 1885, later performed as Cousin Kate in 1889. Published as ** in The Banker's Daughter and Other Plays, 1887.
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Performance history in South Africa
1904: Performed in the Opera House, Cape Town, by the James Welch company,
1919: Performed by a touring company, with a cast that included Hilda Attenboro,
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 1923. (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. 417
Rand Daily Mail, 10 June 1919
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