I've Eaten my Friend!
J'ai Mangé Mon Ami is a one act French farce by X-B Saintine (C. V. Varin Xavier and Louis Boyer).
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The original text
First Performed at the Royal Strand Theatre, London, under the Management of Mr. Swanborough, Sen., on Monday, the 15th of September, 1862. Published by T.H. Lacy as Issue 839 of Lacy's Acting Editions in 1852.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted into English as I've Eaten my Friend!, a one act farce, by John Vipon Bridgeman()[]
Performance history in South Africa
1868: Performed by the Lanarkshire Dramatic Club (amateur players from the 99th Regiment) in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, on 4 April, with My Son's a Daughter (Parselle).
Sources
Facsimile version of the T.H. Lacy English text, HathiTrust Digital Library[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 262
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