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''[[Love in Humble Life]]'' is a  drama in one act by John Howard Payne[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard_Payne]. (In some editions termed "a petite comedy, in one act")
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#REDIRECT[[Michel et Christine]]
 
 
 
 
== The original text ==
 
 
 
Adapted from Eugène Scribe (1791–1861)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Scribe]  and Henri Dupin's French play ''[[Michael et Christine]]''.
 
 
 
First performed in the Theatres Royal, London.   
 
 
 
Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by G.H. Davidson (London) in 1830.
 
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
 
 
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
 
 
1838: Performed in Cape Town on 9 April 1838 by the [[Private Amateur Party]] alongside ''[[The Vampire]]'' (Planché) and ''[[Amateurs and Actors]]'' (Peake).
 
 
 
1842: Performed in Cape Town in the [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] on 9 June, and repeated 15 June, 1842. It was accompanied by ''[[Love, Law and Physic]]'' (Kenney) and ''[[Make Your Wills!]]'' (Mayhew and Smith). Performers included [[D. M'Donald]], [[Mr Wellesley]] and [[Mr Priestly]].
 
 
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009751190
 
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard_Payne
 
 
 
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 207, 394,
 
 
 
 
 
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