The Messiah
The Messiah occurs as (or in) the title of various dramatic works
Contents
The Messiah, the oratorio by Handel
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1869: Performed by the Miranda-Harper Company,as part of a full season of new concerts in the Mutual Hall, Cape Town.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_(Handel)
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 1932. (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: pp.203-205
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