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 In South Africa [[Percy Sieff]] developed a similar programme called ''[[Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain]]'', which became a long-term vehicle for Sieff,  who took this one-man show on Mark Twain across the globe, right into the late 1990s.
-A play called ''[[One for the Road to Damaskus]]''[https://www.litnet.co.za/litnet-spens-n-loopsopie-op-die-pad-na-damaskus/] by [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (1945-) is based on a (fictional) chance meeting that takes place on the evening of Twain's performance in Cape Town, and contains adapted excerpts from Twain's talks. .
+A play called ''[[One for the Road to Damaskus]]''[https://www.litnet.co.za/litnet-spens-n-loopsopie-op-die-pad-na-damaskus/] by [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (1945-) is based on a (fictional) chance meeting that takes place between Twain and the young South African writer [[C.J. Langenhoven]], on the evening of Twain's performance in Cape Town, and contains adapted excerpts from Twain's talks.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-The most widely known adapted version of this series of talks is most probably Hal Holbrook's ''[[Mark Twain Tonight]]''[], though there have numerous similar programmes over the years by various actors.
+The most widely known adapted version of this series of talks is most probably Hal Holbrook's ''[[Mark Twain Tonight!]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain_Tonight!], though there have numerous similar programmes over the years by various actors.
 In South Africa [[Percy Sieff]] developed a similar programme called ''[[Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain]]'', which became a long-term vehicle for Sieff,  who took this one-man show on Mark Twain across the globe, right into the late 1990s.

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 In South Africa [[Percy Sieff]] developed a similar programme called ''[[Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain]]'', which became a long-term vehicle for Sieff,  who took this one-man show on Mark Twain across the globe, right into the late 1990s.
-A play called ''[[One for the Road to Damaskus]]''[https://www.litnet.co.za/litnet-spens-n-loopsopie-op-die-pad-na-damaskus/] by [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (1945-) is based on a (fictional) chance meeting that takes place on the evening of Twain's performance in Cape Town, and contains excerpts from Twain's talks. .
+A play called ''[[One for the Road to Damaskus]]''[https://www.litnet.co.za/litnet-spens-n-loopsopie-op-die-pad-na-damaskus/] by [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (1945-) is based on a (fictional) chance meeting that takes place on the evening of Twain's performance in Cape Town, and contains adapted excerpts from Twain's talks. .
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 In South Africa [[Percy Sieff]] developed a similar programme called ''[[Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain]]'', which became a long-term vehicle for Sieff,  who took this one-man show on Mark Twain across the globe, right into the late 1990s.
-A play called ''[[One for the Road to Damaskus]]''[https://www.litnet.co.za/litnet-spens-n-loopsopie-op-die-pad-na-damaskus/] by [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (1945-) is based on a chance meeting that takes place on the evening of Twain's performance in Cape Town, and contains excerpts from Twain's talks. .
+A play called ''[[One for the Road to Damaskus]]''[https://www.litnet.co.za/litnet-spens-n-loopsopie-op-die-pad-na-damaskus/] by [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (1945-) is based on a (fictional) chance meeting that takes place on the evening of Twain's performance in Cape Town, and contains excerpts from Twain's talks. .
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-The most widely known adapted version of this series of talks is most probably Hal Holbrook's
+The most widely known adapted version of this series of talks is most probably Hal Holbrook's ''[[Mark Twain Tonight]]''[], though there have numerous similar programmes over the years by various actors.
 In South Africa [[Percy Sieff]] developed a similar programme called ''[[Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain]]'', which became a long-term vehicle for Sieff,  who took this one-man show on Mark Twain across the globe, right into the late 1990s.

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	[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.120		[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.120
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		+	Robert Cooper. 2000. ''Around the World with Mark Twain''. Arcade Publishing

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Twain appeared in his ''[[At Home]]'' programme in the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban (); Caledonian Hall, Pretoria (May); [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg (May); the [[Bloemfontein City Hall]] (May?);  the[[Queenstown Town Hall]] (June); the [[Mutual Hall]] on Market Square, East London (June); [[King William’s Town Theatre]] (June); the [[Albany Drill Hall]], Grahamstown (June); the [[Port Elizabeth City Hall]] (June); the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (3 performances, July); the [[Town Hall]] of the suburb of Claremont, Cape Town (3 performances, July);
+: Twain appeared in his ''[[At Home]]'' programme in the [[Theatre Royal]], Durban (); Caledonian Hall, Pretoria (May); [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg (May); the [[Bloemfontein City Hall]] (May?);  the [[Queenstown Town Hall]] (June); the [[Mutual Hall]] on Market Square, East London (June); [[King William’s Town Theatre]] (June); the [[Albany Drill Hall]], Grahamstown (June); the [[Port Elizabeth City Hall]] (June); the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (3 performances, July); the [[Town Hall]] of the suburb of Claremont, Cape Town (3 performances, July);
 == Sources ==

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 == Sources ==
 [[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.404
-http://www.domus.ac.za/afrikaans/images/Programme%20in%20DOMUS(2).pdf
+[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.120
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]