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The Octoroon or "Life in Louisiana", by Dion Boucicault. A melodrama about a half-caste.

Written in 1859, it was first??*

1867: Performed by "Le Roy's Original Company" in the Theatre Royal, Harrington Street, Cape Town on 11 February, with An April Fool (Halliday and Brough).

1876: Produced in South Africa by Disney Roebuck on May 6, 1876, as the opening production of his Theatre Royal, Burg Street, Cape Town.

World Drama, by Allardyce Nicoll.

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-''The Octoroon'' or "Life in Louisiana", by Dion Boucicault. A melodrama about a half-caste. Written in 1859, it was first??* produced in South Africa by [[Disney Roebuck]] on May 6, 1876, as the opening production of his [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town.
+''The Octoroon'' or "Life in Louisiana", by Dion Boucicault. A melodrama about a half-caste.
+Written in 1859, it was first??*
+: Performed by "[[Le Roy's Original Company]]" in the [[Theatre Royal]], Harrington Street, Cape Town on 11 February, with ''[[An April Fool]]'' (Halliday and Brough).
+: Produced in South Africa by [[Disney Roebuck]] on May 6, 1876, as the opening production of his [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town.
 ==Source==
 ''World Drama'', by Allardyce Nicoll.