The Italian Straw Hat

The Italian Straw Hat, 1851, (original title in French Le Chapeau de paille d'Italie) a five-act farce by French dramatist Eugène Labiche|Eugène Marin Labiche (1815–1888).

Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans by Rita Elferink with the title Die Italiaanse Strooihoed.

Performance history in South Africa
1953: Leonard Schach directed the Little Theatre Players in the English translation at the Little Theatre in December. Décor by Frank Graves, costumes by Doreen Graves. The cast: Felicity Bosman, Yvonne Bryceland, Jane Fenn, I.M. Grusd, Donald Inskip, Charles Johnman, Diana Lazar, Marjorie McCall, Paul Malherbe.

1966: The Elferink Afrikaans translation Die Italiaanse Strooihoed was staged by PACT in the Nasionale Skouburg (Pretoria) and the Kleinteater (Johannesburg), directed by Francois Swart, featuring Francois Swart/Franz Marx (Fadinard), Johan Botha (Vezinet), Petru Wessels (Anais), Marius Weyers (Emile Tavernier & Achille), Carel Trichardt (Nonancourt), Sandra Kotze (Helene), Louw Verwey (Bobin), Anna Cloete (Maman & Barones), Marga van Rooy (Clara), James Norval (Tardiveau), Louis van Niekerk (Beauperthuis), Thea Kirstein (Virginie), Willem Vermaas (Felix) and others. Sets and costumes by Chris van den Berg. After the runs in Pretoria and Johannesburg the production went on tour to other centres in South Africa.

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