The Rows of Castille
The Rows of Castille is a play by Conrad Theodore Marriott Edwardes ()[].
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The original text
Originally performed in Brighton, England, on 4 March, 1872.
Translations and adaptations
A burlesque of Edwardes's play was apparently written for Roebuck under the title The Rows of Castille.
Performance history in South Africa
1875: Performed in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company on 25 March, and referred to as a "burlesque written expressly for this Co.". It was played as an afterpiece to David Garrick (Robertson).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press: p.354[1]
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