ia , ▁was ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁play ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ' s ▁birth day . ▁Prior ▁to ▁Paul ▁Mas car ene ' s ▁produ ctions , ▁the ▁Boston ▁Gazette ▁( 4 – 1 1 ▁June ▁ 1 7 3 3 ) ▁reported ▁that ▁George ▁Far qu har ' s ▁The ▁Rec ruit ing ▁Officer ▁was ▁produced ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 7 3 3 ▁by ▁the ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁g arrison ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁Prince ' s ▁birth day . ▁Paul ▁Mas car ene ▁translated ▁M oli ère ' s ▁La ▁Mis anth ro pe ▁and ▁then ▁st aged ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 7 4 3 - 1 7 4 4 . ▁The ▁second ▁performance ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 7 4 4 ▁had ▁also ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁celebr ations ▁in ▁the ▁col ony ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁birth day ▁of ▁Frederick , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales . ▁The ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁acts ▁is ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁Mas car ene ▁papers , ▁British ▁Library . ▁And ▁four ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁Mas car ene ▁production , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 7 4 8 , ▁Major ▁Phill ips ▁and ▁Captain ▁F loy er ▁also ▁produced ▁a ▁play ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁Prince ' s ▁birth day . ▁Unfortunately , ▁the ▁Boston ▁News ▁Let ter ▁( 3 ▁March ▁ 1 7 4 8 ) ▁fails ▁to ▁indicate ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁play .