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''You Never Can Tell'' is a play by George Bernard Shaw.  
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'''''You Never Can Tell''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Never_Can_Tell_%28play%29] is a four-act comedy by [[George Bernard Shaw]] (1856–1950)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw].  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
 
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Written in 1897, published in volume two of ''Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant'' in 1898 and first performed on 26 November, 1899 in the Royalty Theatre, London, by the Stage Society.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
The first of his  plays to be performed in South Africa. It was staged in Bloemfontein by an amateur company including [[Rose Ehrlich]] and [[R.C. Steegers]] in 19**.
 
  
Done professionally by [[NTO]] in 1954 under the direction of [[Leon Gluckman]].  
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19**:  Staged in Bloemfontein by an amateur company which included [[Rose Ehrlich]] and [[R.C. Steegers]], it was the first of [[George Bernard Shaw|Shaw]]'s plays to be performed in South Africa.
  
Presented by the Springs Repertory Players produced by [[Eric Ash]] at the Municipal Theatre, Springs, from 19 to 24 May 1958.
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1939: Presented by the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] at the [[Little Theatre]] in March, directed by [[George Vollaire]].  
  
Done in 1968 by [[PACT]]. Directed by [[Taubie Kushlick]]. Decor by [[Raimond Schoop]]. Costumes by [[Aubrey Couling]]. Lighting designed by Taubie Kushlick, assisted by [[Richard Lockwood]].
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1954: Staged by the [[National Theatre Organisation]], directed by [[Leon Gluckman]], with [[Melville Oxley]] (Mr Valentine), [[Roma Reilly]] (Dolly Clandon), [[Gordon Pethick]] (Philip Clandon), [[Margot Heath]] (Mrs Clandon), [[Edna Jacobson]] (Gloria Clandon), [[Frank Wise]] (Fergus Crampton), [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] (The Waiter), [[Patrick Mynhardt]] (Mr Bohun Q.C.), [[Rigby Foster]] (Finch McComas) and [[Gladys Haupt]] (A Parlourmaid).  
Cast:
 
Mr. Valentine, the dentist - [[Dale Cutts]]
 
Dolly Clandon - [[Gillian Lomberg]]
 
Philip Clandon - [[John Rogers]]
 
Mrs. Clandon - [[Margaret Fry]]
 
Gloria Clandon - [[Marika Mann]]
 
Fergus Crampton - [[Kerry Jordan]]
 
The waiter - [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]
 
His assistant, Joe - [[Robert van der Westhuisen]]
 
Finch M'Comas - [[John McKelvey]]
 
Mr. Bohun, Q.C. - [[Ivor van Rensburg]]
 
  
Presented by [[CAPAB]] in 1975, on tour in the Eastern Cape before being staged in Cape Town.
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1958: Presented by the [[Springs Repertory Players]], directed by [[Eric Ash]] at the [[Municipal Theatre]], Springs, from 19 to 24 May.
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1968: Presented by [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]], Johannesburg, and at the [[Breytenbach Theatre]], Pretoria, from February to May 1968. Directed by [[Taubie Kushlick]] with [[Dale Cutts]], [[Gillian Lomberg]], [[John Rogers]], [[Margaret Fry]], [[Marika Mann]], [[Kerry Jordan]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Robert van der Westhuisen]], [[John McKelvey]] and [[Ivor van Rensburg]]. Décor by [[Raimond Schoop]], costumes by [[Aubrey Couling]] and lighting by [[Taubie Kushlick]], assisted by [[Richard Lockwood]].
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1968: Presented by the [[University of Cape Town]]'s Speech and Drama Department at the [[Little Theatre]] in June, directed by [[Mavis Taylor]].
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Never_Can_Tell_(play)]
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''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw]
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''Archive'' [https://archive.org/details/playspleasantunp02shawrich]
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[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. pp.124, 153.
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[[NTO]] theatre programme, 1954.
  
 
[[PACT]] souvenir programme of February to May 1968.  
 
[[PACT]] souvenir programme of February to May 1968.  
 
''Pygmalion'' theatre programme notes (CAPAB 1975).
 
  
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 74.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 74.

Latest revision as of 14:41, 5 September 2017

You Never Can Tell [1] is a four-act comedy by George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)[2].

The original text

Written in 1897, published in volume two of Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant in 1898 and first performed on 26 November, 1899 in the Royalty Theatre, London, by the Stage Society.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

19**: Staged in Bloemfontein by an amateur company which included Rose Ehrlich and R.C. Steegers, it was the first of Shaw's plays to be performed in South Africa.

1939: Presented by the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society at the Little Theatre in March, directed by George Vollaire.

1954: Staged by the National Theatre Organisation, directed by Leon Gluckman, with Melville Oxley (Mr Valentine), Roma Reilly (Dolly Clandon), Gordon Pethick (Philip Clandon), Margot Heath (Mrs Clandon), Edna Jacobson (Gloria Clandon), Frank Wise (Fergus Crampton), Siegfried Mynhardt (The Waiter), Patrick Mynhardt (Mr Bohun Q.C.), Rigby Foster (Finch McComas) and Gladys Haupt (A Parlourmaid).

1958: Presented by the Springs Repertory Players, directed by Eric Ash at the Municipal Theatre, Springs, from 19 to 24 May.

1968: Presented by PACT at the Alexander Theatre, Johannesburg, and at the Breytenbach Theatre, Pretoria, from February to May 1968. Directed by Taubie Kushlick with Dale Cutts, Gillian Lomberg, John Rogers, Margaret Fry, Marika Mann, Kerry Jordan, Siegfried Mynhardt, Robert van der Westhuisen, John McKelvey and Ivor van Rensburg. Décor by Raimond Schoop, costumes by Aubrey Couling and lighting by Taubie Kushlick, assisted by Richard Lockwood.

1968: Presented by the University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department at the Little Theatre in June, directed by Mavis Taylor.

Sources

Wikipedia [3]

Wikipedia [4]

Archive [5]

Inskip, 1972. pp.124, 153.

NTO theatre programme, 1954.

PACT souvenir programme of February to May 1968.

Tucker, 1997. 74.

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