Sunday Costs Five Pesos

Sunday Costs Five Pesos is a Mexican folk comedy in 1 act written by Mexican-born Anglo-American playwright and novelist Josephina Niggli (1910–1983; birth name was Josephine).

1m 4f 1 scene.

The original text
First published in 1937.

Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans entitled Sondag kos 5 Pesos.

Performance history in South Africa
1947: Sunday Costs Five Pesos was directed by Alexander Hegerstrom during the FATSSA District Drama Festival at the Little Theatre, Cape Town.

1978: Sondag kos 5 Pesos was performed by the Ceres Amateur Toneelvereniging.

1979: Sondag kos 5 Pesos was performed by Parklane Amateur Toneelvereniging in Worcester.

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