S'Nice
S'Nice was a theatrical review conceived and produced by Edouard Espinosa (1871–1950 - also known as Edward Espinosa)[1].
Contents
The original text
Created by dancer and choreographer Edouard Espinosa and consisting largely of so-called "star turns", the review was advertised as "Espinosa’s £1000 Revue", it was first produced at the Gaiety Theatre, Hastings, 29th March and Coronet Theatre, 5th April 1915, "with Eva Kelland (billed as "The Australian Girl", she was in fact Espinosa's wife). It went on to tour the colonies in 1917 and 1918.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1917: Produced by the Edouard Espinosa company(?), which included Dan Thomas and Hilda Attenboro, at the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg.
Sources
https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/Stock-Images/Rights-Managed/MEV-11784433
The Athenaeum, Volume 1, No 4563, April 10, 1915: p.342[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edouard_Espinosa
New Zealand Herald, 16 October 1915
NZ Truth, 7 October 1916
Rand Daily Mail, 10 June 1919
https://ozvta.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/variety-performers-in-radio-list-1112017.pdf
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5391139/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
