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| + | ''El gran Galeoto'' ia a drama written in the grand nineteenth century manner of melodrama. It is about the poisonous effect that unfounded gossip has on a middle-aged man's happiness. Echegaray filled it with elaborate stage instructions that illuminate what we would now consider a hammy style of acting popular in the 19th century. (Wikipedia) | ||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | Filmed by Paramount Pictures as a silent movie under the title ''The World and His Wife''. | ||
| − | + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Francois Swart]] as '''''Theodora'''''. | |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | 1974: | |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[PACT]] theatre programme, 1974. | ||
| − | + | [[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection. | |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 07:34, 28 September 2015
The Great Galeoto (Spanish: El gran Galeoto) is a melodrama by Spanish playwright José Echegaray (1832-1916) [1].
Contents
The original text
El gran Galeoto ia a drama written in the grand nineteenth century manner of melodrama. It is about the poisonous effect that unfounded gossip has on a middle-aged man's happiness. Echegaray filled it with elaborate stage instructions that illuminate what we would now consider a hammy style of acting popular in the 19th century. (Wikipedia)
Translations and adaptations
Filmed by Paramount Pictures as a silent movie under the title The World and His Wife.
Translated into Afrikaans by Francois Swart as Theodora.
Performance history in South Africa
1974:
Sources
PACT theatre programme, 1974.
Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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