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Subtitled The Happy African. A farce in two acts by William MacReady (?1755-1829).  First performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1792.Published 1793.
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#REDIRECT[[The Irishman in London, or The Happy African]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
 
 
6 July 1812: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Speed the Plough]]'' (Th. Morton) and the burlesque ''[[Amoroso, King of Little Britain]]'' (Planché).
 
 
 
14 September 1822: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Point of Honour]]'' (Kemble).
 
 
 
4 October 1822: Performed in Cape Town by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[African Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[The Poor Gentleman]]'' (Colman Jr).
 
 
 
23 July 1831: Performed in Cape Town by [[All the World's a Stage]] in the [[African Theatre|Cape Town Theatre]], as afterpiece to ''[[Richard III|Richard the Third, or The Battle of Bosworth Field]]''
 
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
Oxford Dictionary of British History: William Macready[http://www.answers.com/topic/william-charles-macready#ixzz2yAy3auZb]
 
 
 
Free online E-Book, Google Books[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=GfdWAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=the+irishman+in+london&source=bl&ots=Jx1mhKKz6d&sig=jxo-cXAHHFD-TLFiIKoxDSklATk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cTRCU7nxI8SmhAefnIHwBg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ]
 
 
 
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 216
 
 
 
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