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''[[Strathmore, or Love and Duty]]'' is a tragic play in four (five) acts by John Westland Marston (1819-1890)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Westland_Marston]'' 

Sometimes simply referred to as ''[[Strathmore]]'' or as ''[[Love and Duty]]''  - in the latter case it is not to be confused with the [[Afrikaans]] play '''''[[Liefde en Plig]]''''' ("Love and Duty") by [[Jan F.E. Celliers]] (1865-1940).

==The original text==

First performed as ''[[Strathmore, or Love and Duty]]'' (and seemingly as a play in only four acts) on 20 June, 1849, at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, with Charles Kean in the leading role.  

Published simply as ''[[Strathmore]]'' and subtitled "A tragic play in five acts" by C. Mitchell I 1849.

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==


1858: Performed as ''[[Love and Duty]]'' by a company made up of members of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]], in support of the first public stage appearance of the twelve-year old child phenomenon [[Annie Rowlands]] as "Amy" in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 12 and 21 October. Also performed was ''[[Poor Pillicoddy]]'' (Morton), with [[Annie Rowlands]] appearing as "Sarah". 

1859: Performed  once more as ''[[Love and Duty]]'' in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 10 March, again accompanied by ''[[Poor Pillicoddy]]'' and performed by  members of the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]], and featuring [[Annie Rowlands]] with [[Annie Rowlands]] once more as "Amy"  and "Sarah" respectively.

== Sources ==

Facsimile version of the 2nd edition of the text by Mitchell, 1849, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=DwpFAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=Strathmore,+or+Love+and+Duty+by+Westland+Marston&source=bl&ots=GJsu8hrR54&sig=ACfU3U0_3o0tXGn-Xhz6z7-kAgRfCG-POw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihlOXYk_7qAhVJWhUIHcVFC_AQ6AEwCXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Strathmore%2C%20or%20Love%20and%20Duty%20by%20Westland%20Marston&f=false]

[[The Victorian Plays Project]], Electronic Catalogue - Volume 56[http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/index.php?id=126]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Westland_Marston

[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.168-9

[[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708. 

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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