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| − | ''[[Fitzobert's Dream]]'' is an interlude by Lance-Corporal [[W. Allan]].
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| − | ==The original text==
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| − | The interlude was prepared especially for the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])in September 1862.
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| − | Possibly based on a scene from Jane Taylor's novel ''The Authoress: A Tale'' (Taylor and Hessey, 1819), which contains the character "Lionel Fitzobert".
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1862: Performed by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on September 29, in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Keiskama Hoek, with a cast consisting of [[J. Davies]] (Lionel Fitzosbert), [[W. Allan]] (Oscar Fitzosbert), [[J. Griffin]] (Arthur, his son), [[A. Jameson]] and [[J. Grennan]] (two ghosts). The evening included ''[[The Eddystone Elf]]'' (Pitt), comic songs by [[J. M'Kechnie]], and the farce ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' (Morton). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Facsimile version of the 1819 edition of ''The Authoress'', Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=5FNpAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Jane+Taylor+English+author&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidhdyIoOncAhWkDsAKHV-EBNAQ6AEIODAD#v=onepage&q=Jane%20Taylor%20English%20author&f=false]
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| − | ''[[North Lincoln Sphinx]]'' Vol 1, No 14. December 10th 1862.
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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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