Pinkie and the Fairies
Pinkie and the Fairies is a fairy play in three acts (Evening in the Garden, Night in the Wood, and Morning in the Garden), written by W. Graham Robertson with music by Frederic Norton.
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The original text
First performed in 1908 at His Majesty's Theatre, London, starring Ellen Terry. Published by Heinemann in 1909.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1917: Presented by Miss Joan Stent in January in aid of South African Disabled Soldiers and the Star and Garter Fund.
1917: Presented by Muriel Alexander at the Palladium Theatre, Johannesburg in aid of the National Council of Women Workers and the Mercantile Marine in April and again in May, featuring pupils from Alexander's studio.
Sources
https://www.rookebooks.com/1909-pinkie-and-the-fairies
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
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