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A comedy, in five acts  by John O'Keeffe (1747 – 1833). Also called in full: ''Wild Oats; or The Strolling Gentlemen''
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#REDIRECT[[Wild Oats, or The Strolling Gentlemen]]
 
 
Premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in 1791 by John O'Keefe.
 
 
 
Published from the promptbook by Longman Hurst Rees and Orme in London 1791 , also printed for the booksellers in Dublin, in 1791.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS
 
 
 
FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.
 
 
 
 
 
 
WITH REMARKS
 
 
 
BY MRS. INCHBALD.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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LONDON:
 
 
 
 
 
PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, AND ORME,
 
PATERNOSTER ROW.
 
 
 
 
 
SAVAGE AND EASINGWOOD,
 
PRINTERS, LONDON.
 
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
 
 
Performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 4 November 1815 by the [[Garrison Players]], as benefit for a regimental orphan. With a Prologue written by Captain [[Thomas Sheridan]].
 
 
 
Performed  in 1818 by the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]] with the help of [[Mr Cooke]] and his company of ladies, in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 11 July  (with ''[[Valentine and Orson]]'' by Dibdin) and a new Dance solo by Mr [[E. Garoute]]
 
 
 
Performed  by the [[Garrison Players|Amateur Company]] as a benefit for [[Mrs Green]], in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 25 November 1823  (with ''[[Two Strings to your Bow]]'' by Jephson).
 
 
 
Performed under a  full title that Bosman (1928. p 225) lists as of ''Wild Oats, or The Strolling Gentleman'',  by [[All the World's a Stage]] as a farewell for Mr [[H. Booth]] 9 March 1833  (with ''[[The Moons's on the Lake]]'' and ''[[TRhe Spectre Bridegroom]]'' by Montcrieffe).
 
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Oats_(play)
 
 
 
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/39060/39060-h/39060-h.htm
 
 
 
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004831923.0001.000?view=toc
 
 
 
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 148, 154, 225
 
 
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
 
 
 
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