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The Gipsy Farmer, or Jack and Jack's Brother is a drama in two acts by J.B. Johnstone (1803-1891)

First performed in March 1849 at the Surrey Theatre, London, and also performed 1854, 1855, 1856, 1861, 1862, 1863.

1869: Performed as The Gipsy Farmer, or Jack and Jack's Brother by the Lanarkshire Dramatic Club (amateur players from the 99th Regiment) in the Oddfellows Hall, Cape Town, on 19 May, with A Nice Quiet Day (Hipkins and Murray) and "I always was a Swell", a comic song sung "in character" by R. Norcliffe.

1878: Performed as Jack and Jack's Brother by the Disney Roebuck company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on "Regatta Night", 24 May, with The Captain's not a Miss (Wilks) and "the main scenes from Robinson Crusoe" (Defoe/ Byron)

The Victorian Plays Project, Electronic Catalogue - Volume 36[1]

Allardyce Nicoll. 2009. History of English Drama 1660-1900. Cambridge University Press: p. 247[2]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 341, 369, 370

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
+: Performed as ''[[The Gipsy Farmer, or Jack and Jack's Brother]]'' by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Oddfellows Hall]], Cape Town, on 19 May, with ''[[A Nice Quiet Day]]'' (Hipkins and Murray) and "I always was a Swell", a comic song  sung "in character" by [[R. Norcliffe]].
 : Performed as ''[[Jack and Jack's Brother]]''  by the [[Disney Roebuck]] company in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on "Regatta Night", 24 May, with ''[[The Captain's not a Miss]]'' (Wilks) and "the main scenes from ''[[Scenes from Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe]]''"  (Defoe/ Byron)