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''[[Meet Mrs Beeton]]'',  adapted by L. du Garde Peach (1890-1974) to one-act.  
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''[[Meet Mrs Beeton]]'' is a radio play by L. du Garde Peach (1890-1974)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._du_Garde_Peach] .  
  
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==The original text==
  
Presented by the [[UCT Dramatic Society]] in the [[Little Theatre]], 1944, with [[Donna Levy]].
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A radio comedy about the renowned English journalist, editor and writer Isablla Beeton (1836-1865)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Beeton#cite_ref-119], in which her husband Samuel was portrayed in an unflattering light. Originally broadcast on 4 January 1934 on the BBC National Programme, with Joyce Carey as "Isabella" and George Sanders as "Samuel".
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The piece was apparently also adapted as a one-act stage play by the author and first published by H F W Deane and Sons in 1934. 
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1944: Presented on stage by the [[UCT Dramatic Society]] in the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, with [[Donna Levy]].
 
   
 
   
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsP/peach-l-du-garde.php#143920
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._du_Garde_Peach
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Beeton#cite_ref-119
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''[[Trek]]'' 8(25):22, 1944.
 
''[[Trek]]'' 8(25):22, 1944.
  
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Latest revision as of 07:15, 8 October 2023

Meet Mrs Beeton is a radio play by L. du Garde Peach (1890-1974)[1] .

The original text

A radio comedy about the renowned English journalist, editor and writer Isablla Beeton (1836-1865)[2], in which her husband Samuel was portrayed in an unflattering light. Originally broadcast on 4 January 1934 on the BBC National Programme, with Joyce Carey as "Isabella" and George Sanders as "Samuel".

The piece was apparently also adapted as a one-act stage play by the author and first published by H F W Deane and Sons in 1934.


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1944: Presented on stage by the UCT Dramatic Society in the Little Theatre, Cape Town, with Donna Levy.


Sources

https://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsP/peach-l-du-garde.php#143920

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._du_Garde_Peach

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Beeton#cite_ref-119

Trek 8(25):22, 1944.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South_African_Films

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page