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''[[Le Chapeau de Paille d'Italie]]'' is a five-act farce by French dramatist Eugène Labiche (1815–1888).

==The original text==

==Translations and adaptations==

Translated into English as '''''[[The Italian Straw Hat]]''''' by ** 

Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Rita Elferink]] with the title '''''[[Die Italiaanse Strooihoed]]'''''.

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1953: [[Leonard Schach]]  directed the [[Little Theatre Players]] in the English translation at the [[Little Theatre]] in December . Décor by [[Frank Graves]], costumes by [[Doreen Graves]]. The cast: [[Felicity Bosman]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Jane Fenn]], [[I.M. Grusd]], [[Donald Inskip]], [[Charles Johnman]], [[Diana Lazar]], [[Marjorie McCall]], [[Paul Malherbe]].

1966: The Elferink [[Afrikaans]] translation ''Die Italiaanse Strooihoed'' was staged by [[PACT]] in the [[Nasionale Skouburg]] (Pretoria) and the [[Kleinteater]] (Johannesburg), directed by [[Francois Swart]], featuring  [[Francois Swart]]/[[Franz Marx]] (Fadinard), [[Johan Botha]] (Vezinet), [[Petru Wessels]] (Anais), [[Marius Weyers]] (Emile Tavernier & Achille), [[Carel Trichardt]] (Nonancourt), [[Sandra Kotze]] (Helene), [[Louw Verwey]] (Bobin), [[Anna Cloete]] (Maman & Barones), [[Marga van Rooy]] (Clara), [[James Norval]] (Tardiveau), [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Beauperthuis), [[Thea Kirstein]] (Virginie), [[Willem Vermaas]] (Felix) and others. Sets and costumes by [[Chris van den Berg]]. After the runs in Pretoria and Johannesburg the production went on tour to other centres in South Africa.

== Sources ==


[[PACT]] theatre programme, 1966.

[[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.

''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' theatre programme containing a list of actors and their roles for [[TRUK]] 1965-1971.

[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 119

Copy of stage manager text for [[PACT]] production, Drama Department archive, [[Stellenbosch University]]. 

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