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A radio play about a young woman compelled by an inner voice to kill her lover, it was apparently written for Bette Davis and was first produced by the Texaco Star Theater (5 October 1938), with Davis in the role of a young woman.  
 
A radio play about a young woman compelled by an inner voice to kill her lover, it was apparently written for Bette Davis and was first produced by the Texaco Star Theater (5 October 1938), with Davis in the role of a young woman.  
  
Retitled ''[[Another World]]'' the psychodrama was subsequently presented on the programme Arch Oboler’s Plays (28 July 1939), with radio actress Betty Garde in the lead. On 22 April, 1945, it was once again soundstaged under its original title of ''[[Alter Ego]]'' as a ''Your Radio Hall of Fame'' production.
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Retitled '''''[[Another World]]''''' the psychodrama was subsequently presented on the programme Arch Oboler’s Plays (28 July 1939), with radio actress Betty Garde in the lead. On 22 April, 1945, it was once again soundstaged under its original title of ''[[Alter Ego]]'' as a ''Your Radio Hall of Fame'' production.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
Translated into Afrikaans as ''[[Alter Ego]]'' by [[Conradie]]. A set of the typed [[Afrikaans]] radio text of ''[[Alter Ego]]'', found in the archives of the [[Stellenbosch Drama Departement]].
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Oboler adapted the piece as a film called '''''Bewitched''''' in 1945.
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Alter Ego]]'' by [[Conradie]] and most probably broadcast by the [[SABC]] [[Afrikaans]] service. A full set of [[Afrikaans]] radio scripts of ''[[Alter Ego]]'' was found in the radio archives of the [[Stellenbosch Drama Departement]].
  
 
== Broadcast history in South Africa ==
 
== Broadcast history in South Africa ==
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https://broadcastellan.blogspot.com/2008/04/originally-written-for-bette-davis-arch.html
 
https://broadcastellan.blogspot.com/2008/04/originally-written-for-bette-davis-arch.html
  
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https://parallax-view.org/2013/02/18/arch-obolers-bewitched-and-its-alter-egos/
  
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 19:58, 18 November 2022

Alter Ego is a radio play by Arch Oboler (1909-1987)[1].

The original text

A radio play about a young woman compelled by an inner voice to kill her lover, it was apparently written for Bette Davis and was first produced by the Texaco Star Theater (5 October 1938), with Davis in the role of a young woman.

Retitled Another World the psychodrama was subsequently presented on the programme Arch Oboler’s Plays (28 July 1939), with radio actress Betty Garde in the lead. On 22 April, 1945, it was once again soundstaged under its original title of Alter Ego as a Your Radio Hall of Fame production.

Translations and adaptations

Oboler adapted the piece as a film called Bewitched in 1945.

Translated into Afrikaans as Alter Ego by Conradie and most probably broadcast by the SABC Afrikaans service. A full set of Afrikaans radio scripts of Alter Ego was found in the radio archives of the Stellenbosch Drama Departement.

Broadcast history in South Africa

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Oboler

https://broadcastellan.blogspot.com/2008/04/originally-written-for-bette-davis-arch.html

https://parallax-view.org/2013/02/18/arch-obolers-bewitched-and-its-alter-egos/

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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