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The Private Secretary is a farce in three acts, by Sir Charles Henry Hawtrey.

The play was adapted from the German Der Bibliothekar, a book by Gustav von Moser and first performed in 1883 .

1892: Performed in the Vaudeville Theatre, Cape Town, by the visiting Emilie Bevan Comedy Company as part of a three-and-a-half month season of 20 plays which began on 8 August.

1929: Presented by the Kokstad Amateur Dramatic Society, produced by S.J. Halford, with A.L. Moon, Douglas Halford, Eric Haird, Tom Christie, Mrs T. Scott Warren, Maud Sandwich, Gertrude Wallace. Scenery imported from Messrs Samuel French from London, adapted for local requirements by Joe Cuthbert.

1958: A production at the Little Theatre, Cape Town, was directed by Gordon Roberts.

Wikipedia [1].

Footlights 1(5):12, 1929.

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-'''''The Private Secretary''''' is a popular 1883 farce in three acts, by Sir Charles Henry Hawtrey. The play was adapted from the German ''Der Bibliothekar'', a book by Gustav von Moser.
+'''''The Private Secretary''''' is a farce in three acts, by Sir Charles Henry Hawtrey.
+==The original text==
+The play was adapted from the German ''[[Der Bibliothekar]]'', a book by Gustav von Moser and first performed  in 1883 .
 == Performance history in Southe Africa ==
+: Performed in the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], Cape Town, by the visiting [[Emilie Bevan Comedy Company]] as part of a three-and-a-half month season of 20 plays which began on 8 August.
 : Presented by the [[Kokstad Amateur Dramatic Society]], produced by [[S.J. Halford]], with [[A.L. Moon]], [[Douglas Halford]], [[Eric Haird]], [[Tom Christie]], Mrs T. Scott Warren, [[Maud Sandwich]], [[Gertrude Wallace]]. Scenery imported from Messrs Samuel French from London, adapted for local requirements by [[Joe Cuthbert]].