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''Distinguished Gathering'' is a play in three acts by James Parish.
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'''''Distinguished Gathering''''' is a play in three acts by British playwright James Parish (1904-1974). Casting Male 9, Female 5.
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
 
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Published by Samuel French, 1936.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
The [[Brian Brooke Company]] presented British comedian [[Vic Oliver]] in this play in Pretoria and Springs in June 1964 and in Johannesburg from 26 June to 15 August 1964.
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1938: Presented by the [[University of Cape Town]]’s University Dramatic Society at the [[Little Theatre]] in September, directed by [[Betty Oliver]].
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1964: The [[Brian Brooke Company]] presented British comedian [[Vic Oliver]] in this play in Pretoria and Springs in June 1964 and in Johannesburg from 26 June to 15 August 1964. Directed by [[Petrina Fry]]. The cast: [[Frank Douglass]], [[Valerie Miller]], [[John Whiteley]], [[Patrick Mynhardt]], [[Jose Trevelyan]], [[Patricia Sanders]], [[Rosemary Whitfield]], [[Brian Mills]], [[Mary McKinley]], [[Jack Payne]]. Set by [[Clarence Wilson]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 195.
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Doollee: The Playwrights Database [http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsP/parish-james.html].
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[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. p.123.
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Review by [[Lewis Sowden]], ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 8 July 1964.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. p.195.
  
 
Photocopies of programmes for productions by the Brian Brooke Company held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: ASCH, Valda]: 2005. 65. 7. 11.
 
Photocopies of programmes for productions by the Brian Brooke Company held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: ASCH, Valda]: 2005. 65. 7. 11.

Latest revision as of 13:41, 11 July 2022

Distinguished Gathering is a play in three acts by British playwright James Parish (1904-1974). Casting Male 9, Female 5.

The original text

Published by Samuel French, 1936.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1938: Presented by the University of Cape Town’s University Dramatic Society at the Little Theatre in September, directed by Betty Oliver.

1964: The Brian Brooke Company presented British comedian Vic Oliver in this play in Pretoria and Springs in June 1964 and in Johannesburg from 26 June to 15 August 1964. Directed by Petrina Fry. The cast: Frank Douglass, Valerie Miller, John Whiteley, Patrick Mynhardt, Jose Trevelyan, Patricia Sanders, Rosemary Whitfield, Brian Mills, Mary McKinley, Jack Payne. Set by Clarence Wilson.

Sources

Doollee: The Playwrights Database [1].

Inskip, 1972. p.123.

Review by Lewis Sowden, The Rand Daily Mail, 8 July 1964.

Tucker, 1997. p.195.

Photocopies of programmes for productions by the Brian Brooke Company held by NELM: [Collection: ASCH, Valda]: 2005. 65. 7. 11.


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