Rob Roy Macgregor, or Auld Lang Syne
by Isaac Pocock (1782 – 1835)
An operatic drama in three acts, based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott. It was first played at Covent Garden on 12 March 1818, with William Charles Macready in the title role.
The play was published in 1818.
Performance history in South Africa
15 November 1823: Performed by the English Theatricals company did the play in the African Theatre Cape Town , with The Mock Doctor (Fielding) as afterpiece.
20 December 1823: Performed by the English Theatricals company did the play in the African Theatre Cape Town , with All the World's a Stage (Jackman) as afterpiece.
11 August, 1824: Performed by the English Theatricals company did the play in the African Theatre Cape Town , with The Weather-Cock (Forrest) as afterpiece.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock
Bosman, 1928: 197,
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