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Strathmore, or Love and Duty is a tragic play in four acts by John Westland Marston (1819-1890)[1]

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).

First performed on 20 June, 1849, at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.

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 in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on 12 and 21 October. Also performed was Poor Pillicoddy (Morton).

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.

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

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-: Performed as ''[[Lucretia Borgia]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on
+: 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]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 12 and 21 October. Also performed was ''[[Poor Pillicoddy]]'' (Morton).
+: 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]].
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