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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Referred to as a "Spectacular Fairy Extravaganza by a Gentleman of Port Elizabeth", it was probably a fantasy piece, first performed in the harbour town of Port Elizabeth in 1866 or 1867, before being done in Cape Town.
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Referred to as a "Spectacular Fairy Extravaganza by a Gentleman of Port Elizabeth", it was probably a fantasy piece, first performed in the harbour town of Port Elizabeth in 1866 or 1867, before being done in Cape Town by player from that town.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Revision as of 06:51, 21 June 2020

The Legend of St Croix is am extravaganza by an unidentified author from Port Elizabeth.

The original text

Referred to as a "Spectacular Fairy Extravaganza by a Gentleman of Port Elizabeth", it was probably a fantasy piece, first performed in the harbour town of Port Elizabeth in 1866 or 1867, before being done in Cape Town by player from that town.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1867: Performed by "Le Roy's Original Company" in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 18 and 25 February, with Leah the Forsaken, or The Jewish Maiden's Wrongs (Mosenthal an/Daly).

Sources

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205

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