The New Magdalen
The New Magdalen is a play by Sutton Vane Sr (1847-1913)
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The original text
Based on the eponymous novel by Wilkie Collins (1824-1889)[1], it was adapted for the stage as a play, consisting of a prologue and 3 acts.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1877: Performed by Disney Roebuck and his company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 11 and 12 October, accompanied by a ballad sung by Gertrude Wynne.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.361
http://wilkiecollinssociety.org/newsletter-spring-2010/
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