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''[[A Race for a Wife]]'' is a Comedietta by Frederick F. Cooper ()[].
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''[[A Race for a Wife]]'' is a comedietta by Frederick F. Cooper (fl. mid 19th century)[].
  
'''Not to be confused with the Burletta ''[[The Race for a Wife]]'' by an Unknown Author'''
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''Not to be confused with the Burletta ''[[The Race for a Wife]]'' (Anon.)''.
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==The original text==
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Performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in 1876 (30 performances, 19 August to 22 September)
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1871: Performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]] Cape Town  by the [[D'Arcy Read Company]] on 7 November, with ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough)
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== Sources ==
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.251
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Entry in ''The Adelphi Theatre Calendar''[https://www.umass.edu/AdelphiTheatreCalendar/m75d.htm#Label013]
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Latest revision as of 05:34, 18 March 2021

A Race for a Wife is a comedietta by Frederick F. Cooper (fl. mid 19th century)[].

Not to be confused with the Burletta The Race for a Wife (Anon.).

The original text

Performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in 1876 (30 performances, 19 August to 22 September)

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1871: Performed in the Garrison Theatre Cape Town by the D'Arcy Read Company on 7 November, with A Comical Countess (Brough)

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.251

Entry in The Adelphi Theatre Calendar[1]

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page