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''[[Die Logenbrüder]]'' is a German farce in three acts by Carl Laufs and Curt Kraatz .  
 
''[[Die Logenbrüder]]'' is a German farce in three acts by Carl Laufs and Curt Kraatz .  
  
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Can be found as '''''[[Die Logenbrueder]]'''''.
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
Termed a "Schwank in drei Akten", the play was first performed in German at the Residenz Theatre, Berlin, 4 December 1897 and published by .
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Termed a "Schwank in drei Akten", the play tells of  two non-Masons who attempt to convince others that they are Freemasons. It was first performed in German at the Residenz Theatre, Berlin, 4 December 1897 and published by R. Boll.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==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).  
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The German play has been adapted a number of times, including one by Hugo Wiener called '''''[[Die Blaue Maus]]''''' ("The blue mouse") and another known as '''''[[De Schummelbröder]]''''' by Gerd Meier.
  
First staged in English at Wallack's Theatre, opening April Fool's Day 1901, starring William Collier, Sr. and also featuring a young Cecil B. De Mille.   
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Adapted into English as '''''[[Are You a Mason?]]''''' by the Hungarian-American writer-director Leo Ditrichstein. (The latter name is also written "Leo Dietrichstein" in some South African sources). First staged in English at Wallack's Theatre, opening April Fool's Day 1901, starring William Collier, Sr. and also featuring a young Cecil B. De Mille.  In England it first played at the Theatre Royal, Woking on 9 September 1901 and was then presented at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London three days later. Published in New York by E. Lederer and C. Herrmann, 1901. Also by Samuel French, 1901.
  
In England it first played at the Theatre Royal, Woking on 9 September 1901 and was then presented at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London three days later.
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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.  
  
Published in New York by E. Lederer and C. Herrmann, 1901. Also by Samuel French, 1901.
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Is Jy 'n Bokryer?]]''''' ("Are you a goat rider?") by [[Dirk Mostert]], published as a performance text by [[Dalro]], Johannesburg 1969.
 
 
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 ==
 
== 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]].
  
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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1940: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Is Jy 'n Bokryer?]]'' by the [[André Huguenet]] company on a tour of South Africa, featuring Huguenet himself, [[Pierre de Wet]], [[Johann Nell]] and others. 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.
  
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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October 5, 1940: Performed in Port Elizabeth at [[African Consolidated Theatres]] Ltd's [[Opera House]], the farce was part of the nation-wide tour.
  
 
1982: Performed in Afrikaans as ''[[Is Jy 'n Bokryer?]]'' by students of the Drama Department of the [[University of the Free State]], directed  [[Elsa Steenkamp]]. It opened on 14 October at the [[Scaena Theatre]].
 
1982: Performed in Afrikaans as ''[[Is Jy 'n Bokryer?]]'' by students of the Drama Department of the [[University of the Free State]], directed  [[Elsa Steenkamp]]. It opened on 14 October at the [[Scaena Theatre]].
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1994: Performed in English as ''[[Are You a Mason?]]'', presented by the [[Arts Theatre Club]] at the [[Arts Theatre]], directed by [[Ian Haselau]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/fiction/drama.html
 
http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/fiction/drama.html
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http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/fiction/are_you_a_mason.html
  
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Ditrichstein
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Ditrichstein
  
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https://www.theatertexte.de/nav/2/2/3/werk?verlag_id=vertriebsstelle&wid=2271&ebex3=3
  
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http://www.theatergruppe-lendorf.de/die-blaue-maus.html
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1980
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.420.
 
 
[[LitNet]]: [[ATKV]]-Skrywersalbum - [[Dirk Mostert]][http://www.litnet.co.za/Article/dirk-mostert-18971982]
 
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
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[[Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.155, 167, 224, 227.
  
[[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]]. 1934. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 1 (1652-1875) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl01_01/index.php]
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[[André Huguenet]]. 1950. ''Applous!''. Cape Town: [[HAUM]], pp.197-200, 215.
  
[[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]],  1949. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 2 (1875-1905) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl02_01/index.php]
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[[LitNet]]: [[ATKV]]-Skrywersalbum - [[Dirk Mostert]][http://www.litnet.co.za/Article/dirk-mostert-18971982]
 
 
[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
 
 
 
[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p. 
 
 
 
[[Sydney Paul Gosher]].  1988. ''A historical and critical survey of the South African one-act play written in English''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: [[University of South Africa]].
 
 
 
[[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
 
 
 
[[Temple Hauptfleisch]]. 1997. ''Theatre and Society in South Africa: Reflections in a Fractured Mirror''. Pretoria: Van Schaik[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85401]: pp.
 
 
 
[[Peter Joyce]]. 1999. ''A Concise Dictionary of South African Biography''. Cape Town: Francolin Publishers.
 
 
 
[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’1. Tafelberg Uitgewers[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk01_01/kann003gesk01_01_0024.php]: pp.
 
 
 
[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’2[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk02_01/colofon.php]: pp.
 
 
 
[[Loren Kruger]] 1999. The Drama of South Africa: Plays, Pageants and Publics Since 1910 London: Routledge
 
 
 
 
 
[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.
 
 
 
 
 
[[Brian Astbury]].  1979. The Space/Die Ruimte/Indawo. Cape Town: Moira and Azriel Fine.
 
 
 
 
 
[[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press. 
 
  
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[[Arts Theatre Club]] archive held by [[George Mountjoy]].
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 29 April 2024

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

Can be found as Die Logenbrueder.

The original text

Termed a "Schwank in drei Akten", the play tells of two non-Masons who attempt to convince others that they are Freemasons. It was first performed in German at the Residenz Theatre, Berlin, 4 December 1897 and published by R. Boll.

Translations and adaptations

The German play has been adapted a number of times, including one by Hugo Wiener called Die Blaue Maus ("The blue mouse") and another known as De Schummelbröder by Gerd Meier.

Adapted into English as Are You a Mason? by the Hungarian-American writer-director Leo Ditrichstein. (The latter name is also written "Leo Dietrichstein" in some South African sources). First staged in English at Wallack's Theatre, opening April Fool's Day 1901, starring William Collier, Sr. and also featuring a young Cecil B. De Mille. In England it first played at the Theatre Royal, Woking on 9 September 1901 and was then presented at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London three days later. Published in New York by E. Lederer and C. Herrmann, 1901. Also by Samuel French, 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 Mostert, published as a performance text by Dalro, Johannesburg 1969.

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.

1940: Performed in Afrikaans as Is Jy 'n Bokryer? by the André Huguenet company on a tour of South Africa, featuring Huguenet himself, Pierre de Wet, Johann Nell and others. 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.

October 5, 1940: Performed in Port Elizabeth at African Consolidated Theatres Ltd's Opera House, the farce was part of the nation-wide tour.

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

1994: Performed in English as Are You a Mason?, presented by the Arts Theatre Club at the Arts Theatre, directed by Ian Haselau.

Sources

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

http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/fiction/drama.html

http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/fiction/are_you_a_mason.html

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

https://www.theatertexte.de/nav/2/2/3/werk?verlag_id=vertriebsstelle&wid=2271&ebex3=3

http://www.theatergruppe-lendorf.de/die-blaue-maus.html

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.420.

Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.155, 167, 224, 227.

André Huguenet. 1950. Applous!. Cape Town: HAUM, pp.197-200, 215.

LitNet: ATKV-Skrywersalbum - Dirk Mostert[2]

Arts Theatre Club archive held by George Mountjoy.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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