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''[[Poor Pillicoddy]]'' is a one-act farce by [[J. M. Morton]]
  
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1862: Performed by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] on 17 February in the [[Garrison Theatre]] at Keiskamma Hoek, with a cast consisting of [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Pillicoddy), [[W. Allan]] (Captain O'Skuttle), [[M. Rafferty]] (Mrs Pillicoddy), [[T. Smith]] (Mrs O'Skuttle), [[J. Durnsey]] (Sarah Blunt). Also performed were a scene from  ''[[Venice Preserved]]'' (Otway) and ''[[The Omnibus or A Convenient Distance]]'' (). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
  
 
1867: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 28 May by the [[Le Roy's Original Company]] , with ''[[Capitola, or The Masked Mother and The Hidden Hand]]'' (Hazlewood) . The evening was offered as a benefit for [[Le Roy]].
 
1867: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 28 May by the [[Le Roy's Original Company]] , with ''[[Capitola, or The Masked Mother and The Hidden Hand]]'' (Hazlewood) . The evening was offered as a benefit for [[Le Roy]].

Revision as of 05:42, 6 August 2018

Poor Pillicoddy is a one-act farce by J. M. Morton

Performances in 1862

1862: Performed by the Amateurs of the Band on 17 February in the Garrison Theatre at Keiskamma Hoek, with a cast consisting of W. Dansie (Mr Pillicoddy), W. Allan (Captain O'Skuttle), M. Rafferty (Mrs Pillicoddy), T. Smith (Mrs O'Skuttle), J. Durnsey (Sarah Blunt). Also performed were a scene from Venice Preserved (Otway) and The Omnibus or A Convenient Distance (). (For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot)

1867: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 28 May by the Le Roy's Original Company , with Capitola, or The Masked Mother and The Hidden Hand (Hazlewood) . The evening was offered as a benefit for Le Roy.