Cool as a Cucumber

Cool as a Cucumber is a farce in one act by W. Blanchard Jerrold (1826-1884)[1].

The original text

First performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London and in the National Theatre, Boston, in 1851. Performed at the Broadway, New York, in 1857. Published by Samuel French in 1851.

Performance history in South Africa

1861: Performed in the Garrison Theatre at Grahamstown or Keiskama Hoek by the Sargeants of the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot on June 13 and 17. The cast consisted of Sergeant J. Lydon (Old Barkins), Sergeant G. Gill (Frederick Barkins), Sergeant-Major T. H. Smith (Plumper), Corporal J. Davies (Miss Jessie Honiton), Private J. Durney (Wiggins). Also performed were the plays The Lady of the Lake (Scott) and the "Quarrel Scene," from Julius Caesar (Shakespeare), with an interlude by the Ethiopian Serenaders. (For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot)

Sources

A facsimile version of the 1857 edition by Samuel French, The Internet Archive[2].

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blanchard_Jerrold

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.

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