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by James Robinson Planché. Also called simply [[A Daughter to Marry]]. An interlude in one act. First performed 16 June 1828 under the title ''A Daughter to Marry'' in the  Theatre Royal, Haymarket.
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''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' is an interlude in one act by James Robinson Planché (1796–1880)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9].  
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Also called simply '''''[[A Daughter to Marry]]'''''.
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== The original text ==
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First performed 16 June 1828 under the title ''[[A Daughter to Marry]]'' in the  Theatre Royal, Haymarket.
  
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Performed by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Wednesday  8 September 1847, as an afterpiece to ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''.
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1847: Performed by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Wednesday  8 September 1847, as an afterpiece to ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''. The performance "for the benefit of the Infant Schools" in Cape Town. 
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1850: Performed by the 73rd Regiment ([[Garrison Players]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]] on Wednesday  29th May 1850, with ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne),  ''[[A Lover by Proxy]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' (Webster). (A confusing misprint on page 398 in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]], seems to suggest that the company would be doing a "the Comedietta, in two Acts, by D.Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)". Clearly they did two one-act farces, '''not''' a two-act farce by two authors!)
  
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9_bibliography  
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9_bibliography  
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp
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[[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. 396, 398,
  
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Latest revision as of 05:34, 4 May 2017

My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry is an interlude in one act by James Robinson Planché (1796–1880)[1].

Also called simply A Daughter to Marry.


The original text

First performed 16 June 1828 under the title A Daughter to Marry in the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.


Performance history in South Africa

1847: Performed by the Garrison Players in the Garrison Theatre on Wednesday 8 September 1847, as an afterpiece to The Merchant of Venice. The performance "for the benefit of the Infant Schools" in Cape Town.

1850: Performed by the 73rd Regiment (Garrison Players) in the Garrison Theatre on Wednesday 29th May 1850, with The Lancers (Payne), A Lover by Proxy (Boucicault) and My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella (Webster). (A confusing misprint on page 398 in Bosman, 1928[2]], seems to suggest that the company would be doing a "the Comedietta, in two Acts, by D.Boucicault, Esq., A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir! (Planché)". Clearly they did two one-act farces, not a two-act farce by two authors!)

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9_bibliography

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 396, 398,

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