The Limerick Boy, or Paddy's Mischief

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The Limerick Boy, or Paddy's Mischief is a farce in one act by James Pilgrim (1825–1879).

Also found simply as The Limerick Boy.

The original text

First performed at Saddler's Wells, London in 1850(?) and in National Theatre, New York in 1850(?).

Published in 1855 by William V. Spencer in Spencer's Boston Theatre, no XVI,

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1875: Performed as The Limerick Boy by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, on 22 April, as afterpiece to London Assurance (Boucicault).

Sources

Facsimile version of the text, Spencer's Boston Theatre, no XVI, USF Digital Collections[1]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.323

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