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''[[Die Logenbrüder]]'' is a German farce in three acts by Carl Laufs and Curt Kraatz .
  
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== The original text ==
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Adapted into English as ''[[Are You a Mason?]]'' from the German play by the Hungarian-American Leo Ditrichstein. (The latter name is also written "Leo Dietrichstein" in some South African sources).
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First staged in English on the Broadway stage, starring William Collier, Sr. in 1901. Published in New York by E. Lederer and C. Herrmann, 1901. 
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Made into a silent film called ''Are You a Mason?'' by Adolph Zukor (Famous Players Film Company) and Charles Frohman, directed by Thomas Heffron and starring John Barrymore, distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Thomas Heffron and stars John Barrymore in his third feature length film.
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Is Jy 'n Bokryer?]]'' ("Are you a goat rider?") by [[Dirk J. Mostert]]
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== South African productions ==
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1904: Performed in English as ''[[Are You a Mason?]]'' at the [[Good Hope Theatre]] on 4 April 1904, featuring [[George Giddens]], brought from England by the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]].
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19**: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Is Jy 'n Bokryer?]]'' by the [[André Huguenet]] company. The play was greeted with enthusiasm in rural towns, but in the cities this comedy was boycotted due to Huguenet’s refusal to donate funds to the Governor-General's Fund for the war and he was marked as unpatriotic.
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1982: Performed in Afrikaans as ''[[Is Jy 'n Bokryer?]]'' by students of the [[Drama Department, University of the Free State]], directed  [[Elsa Steenkamp]]. It opened on 14 October at the [[Scaena Theatre]].
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== Sources ==
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Worldcat entry on ''Die Logenbruder'' by Carl Laufs and Curt Kraatz[http://www.worldcat.org/title/are-you-a-mason-die-logenbruder-farce-comedy-in-three-acts-adapted-from-the-german-of-carl-laufs-and-curt-kraatz-by-leo-ditrichstein/oclc/607070551]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Ditrichstein
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[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1980
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[[LitNet]]: [[ATKV]]-Skrywersalbum - [[Dirk Mostert]][http://www.litnet.co.za/Article/dirk-mostert-18971982]
  
 
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Revision as of 06:03, 18 October 2017

Die Logenbrüder is a German farce in three acts by Carl Laufs and Curt Kraatz .


The original text

Translations and adaptations

Adapted into English as Are You a Mason? from the German play by the Hungarian-American Leo Ditrichstein. (The latter name is also written "Leo Dietrichstein" in some South African sources).

First staged in English on the Broadway stage, starring William Collier, Sr. in 1901. Published in New York by E. Lederer and C. Herrmann, 1901.

Made into a silent film called Are You a Mason? by Adolph Zukor (Famous Players Film Company) and Charles Frohman, directed by Thomas Heffron and starring John Barrymore, distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Thomas Heffron and stars John Barrymore in his third feature length film.

Translated into Afrikaans as Is Jy 'n Bokryer? ("Are you a goat rider?") by Dirk J. Mostert


South African productions

1904: Performed in English as Are You a Mason? at the Good Hope Theatre on 4 April 1904, featuring George Giddens, brought from England by the Wheeler Theatre Company.

19**: Performed in Afrikaans as Is Jy 'n Bokryer? by the André Huguenet company. The play was greeted with enthusiasm in rural towns, but in the cities this comedy was boycotted due to Huguenet’s refusal to donate funds to the Governor-General's Fund for the war and he was marked as unpatriotic.

1982: Performed in Afrikaans as Is Jy 'n Bokryer? by students of the Drama Department, University of the Free State, directed Elsa Steenkamp. It opened on 14 October at the Scaena Theatre.

Sources

Worldcat entry on Die Logenbruder by Carl Laufs and Curt Kraatz[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Ditrichstein

Bosman, 1980

LitNet: ATKV-Skrywersalbum - Dirk Mostert[2]

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