Wild Oats
A comedy, in five acts by John O'Keeffe (1747 – 1833). Also called in full: Wild Oats, or The Strolling Gentleman
Premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1791 by John O'Keefe.
Published under its full title Wild oats: or, the strolling gentlemen in Dublin; printed for the booksellers, in 1791.
Performance history in South Africa
Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 4 November 1815 by the Garrison Players, as benefit for a regimental orphan. With a Prologue written by Captain Thomas Sheridan.
Performed in 1818 by the Gentlemen Amateurs with the help of Mr Cooke and his company of ladies, in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 11 July (with Valentine and Orson by Dibdin) and a new Dance solo by Mr E. Garoute
Performed by the Amateur Company as a benefit for Mrs Green, in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 25 November 1823 (with Two Strings to your Bow by Jephson).
Performed under the full title of Wild Oats, or The Strolling Gentleman by All the Wolrd's a Stage as a farewell for Mr H. Booth 9 March 1833 (with The Moons's on the Lake and TRhe Spectre Bridegroom by Montcrieffe).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Oats_(play)
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004831923.0001.000?view=toc
Bosman, 1928: pp. 148, 154, 225
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to W in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page