Dolorsolatio: A Local Political Burlesque (1865 play)

Dolorsolatio: A Local Political Burlesque is an 1865 comedic play written by Sam Scribble. It was first performed in Montreal on 9 January 1865.Dolorsolatio : a local political burlesque - Internet Archive - Retrieved 1 September 2021
== Characters ==
* Grandpapa Canada
* Master East
* Master West
* Quebec
* Kingston
* London
* Mr. Abe North
* Mr. Jefferson South
* Santa Claus
* Montreal
* Toronto
* Ottawa
== Reception ==
=== Retrospective ===
==== 20th Century ====
Murray Dallas Edwards thought it possible that the play was meant to be interpreted as propaganda, and hoped that the true identity of Sam Scribble might be uncovered.The English-speaking Theatre in Canada, 1820-1914 - Murray Dallas Edwards - Columbia University - Published 1963 - Page 160 - Retrieved 1 September 2021
==== 21st Century ====
Eva-Marie Kröller noted the lack of Indigenous figures in the play.The Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature - Eva-Marie Kröller - Cambridge University Press - Published 27 May 2017 - Retrieved 1 September 2021
== Notes ==
=== References to real life figures ===
*Santa Claus jokingly compares himself to "John A.," Canada West politician and premier of the United Province of Canada. Macdonald had become known for political craftiness and being unable to be kept out of office for long, through manoeuvres like the infamous Double Shuffle.
* Abe North and Jefferson South are obvious references to Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis respectively, and to the American Civil War.
==References==
Category:Fiction
Category:Real plays
Category:Real Canadian plays
Category:Real plays first performed in 1865