Le Docteur Jojo
Le Docteur Jojo is a French farce in three acts by Albert Carrè (1852-1938)[1]
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Théâtre de Cluny on 16 March, 1888.
Translations and adaptations
Translated and adapted into English as Doctor Bill by Hamilton Aidé (1826/7?-1906)[2].
Performed in Sydney, Australia, by Fanny Kemble and company at the Criterion Theatre during November 1890 and in London again in 1894.
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on
Sources
J. P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Scarecrow Press (2nd revised edition),:p.233: Google E-book[3]
The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 - 1909), Mon 24 Nov 1890 Page 3 (Stage, Song and Show), Trove [4]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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