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 ''[[Candida]]'' theatre programmes 1950 and 1968.
-Listing of productions in the [[UTS]] programme for ''[[Arms and the Man]]'', [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], Stellenbosch, 1986 (held in [[ESAT Archive]])
+Listing of productions in the [[UTS]] programme for ''[[Arms and the Man]]'', [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], Stellenbosch, 1968 (held in [[ESAT Archive]])
 Theatre programme ([[NTO]]) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: BROOKE, Brian]: 2005. 57. 1. 2.

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	''[[Candida]]'' theatre programmes 1950 and 1968.		''[[Candida]]'' theatre programmes 1950 and 1968.

		+	Listing of productions in the [[UTS]] programme for ''[[Arms and the Man]]'', [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], Stellenbosch, 1986 (held in [[ESAT Archive]])

	Theatre programme ([[NTO]]) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: BROOKE, Brian]: 2005. 57. 1. 2.		Theatre programme ([[NTO]]) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: BROOKE, Brian]: 2005. 57. 1. 2.

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	1976: Presented by Durban [[Theatre Workshop Company]] at an unknown theatre, directed by [[John Rogers]], July 1976.		1976: Presented by Durban [[Theatre Workshop Company]] at an unknown theatre, directed by [[John Rogers]], July 1976.
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	''[[Candida]]'' theatre programmes 1950 and 1968.		''[[Candida]]'' theatre programmes 1950 and 1968.
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	Theatre programme ([[NTO]]) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: BROOKE, Brian]: 2005. 57. 1. 2.		Theatre programme ([[NTO]]) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: BROOKE, Brian]: 2005. 57. 1. 2.

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-''[[Candida]]''  is a play by [[George Bernard Shaw]].
+''[[Candida]]'' is a play by [[George Bernard Shaw]] (1856-1950)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw].
 == The original text ==
-A comedy about the clergyman James Morell, his wife Candida and a youthful poet, Eugene Marchbanks, who tries to win Candida's affections. Written in 1894 and published in 1898, as part of his ''Plays Pleasant'', the play was first performed on 30 March 1894 at the Theatre Royal, South Shields. In 1903-4 it had a its first London production.
+A comedy about the clergyman James Morell, his wife Candida and a youthful poet, Eugene Marchbanks, who idolises Candida and tries to win her affections. Written in 1894 and published in 1898, as part of his ''Plays Pleasant'', the play was first performed on 30 March 1894 at the Theatre Royal, South Shields. In 1903-4 it had a its first London production.
 ==Translations and adaptations==
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 : Presented in English by the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] in the [[Hiddingh Hall]] in 1928, produced by [[W. Arthur Sewell|W.A. Sewell]], also in the role of Eugene, [[Southwell Jones]] as Burgess.
-: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] in Cape Town, directed by Mary Fry ([[Petrina Fry]]'s mother).
+: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] in Cape Town, directed by [[Mary Fry]] ([[Petrina Fry]]'s mother).
 : Produced by [[National Theatre Organisation]], with an all-[[Afrikaans]] cast, directed by [[Marda Vanne]] with [[Hendrik Hanekom]] (Rev. Morell), [[Pikkie van Niekerk]] (Miss Prosperine Garnett), [[Gerrit Wessels]] (Rev. Alexander Mill), [[Michal Grobbelaar]] (Mr Burgess), [[Philippa Conradie]] (Candida) and [[Laurie van der Merwe]] (Eugene Marchbanks).  Decor and costumes designed by [[Nina Campbell-Quine]], stage manager [[Japie van Niekerk]].

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	== The original text ==		== The original text ==
−	~~(1895)~~
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−	~~Published in ''Plays Pleasant'', Penguin, 1946.~~

		+	A comedy about the clergyman James Morell, his wife Candida and a youthful poet, Eugene Marchbanks, who tries to win Candida's affections. Written in 1894 and published in 1898, as part of his ''[[Plays Pleasant]]'', the play was first performed on 30 March 1894 at the Theatre Royal, South Shields. In 1903-4 it had a its first London production.

	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==

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-''[[Candida]]'' (1895) is a play by [[George Bernard Shaw]].
+''[[Candida]]''  is a play by [[George Bernard Shaw]].
 == The original text ==
+(1895)
 Published in ''Plays Pleasant'', Penguin, 1946.
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 : Produced by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in Johannesburg, Pretoria and several venues in the East Rand. [[John Hussey]] directed and the cast consisted of [[Margaret Inglis]] in the lead as "Candida", [[John Boulter]] ("Morell"), [[Leonard Graham]] ("Marchbanks"), [[Frank Wise]] ("Burgess"), [[Pat Trevor]] ("Lexy Mill") and [[Joyce Grant]] ("Proxy").
-: Presented by [[CAPAB]], directed by [[Elliot Playfair]], first performed 15 February 1968 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]]. The cast: [[Yvonne Bryceland]] (Miss Prosperine Garnett), [[Frank Shelley]] (Rev. James Morell), [[Roger Dwyer]] (Rev. Alexander Mill), [[Norman Ettlinger]] (Mr Burgess), [[Vera Goodenough]] (Candida), [[Ken Leach]] (Eugene Marchbanks). Set designed by [[Jacke Richter]], costumes designed by [[Jennifer Craig]].
+: Presented by [[CAPAB]], directed by [[Elliot Playfair]], first performed 15 February 1968 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]]. The cast: [[Yvonne Bryceland]] (Miss Prosperine Garnett), [[Frank Shelley]] (Rev. James Morell), [[Roger Dwyer]] (Rev. Alexander Mill), [[Norman Ettlinger]] (Mr Burgess), [[Vera Goodenough]] (Candida), [[Ken Leach]] (Eugene Marchbanks). Set designed by [[Jacke Richter]], costumes designed by [[Jennifer Craig]]. Also played at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in Stellenbosch on 3 April.
 : Presented by Durban [[Theatre Workshop Company]] at an unknown theatre, directed by [[John Rogers]], July 1976.
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 [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 47, 92.
-''Candida'' theatre programmes 1950 and 1968.
+''[[Candida]]'' theatre programmes 1950 and 1968.
-Theatre programme (NTO) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: BROOKE, Brian]: 2005. 57. 1. 2.
+Theatre programme ([[NTO]]) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: BROOKE, Brian]: 2005. 57. 1. 2.
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	''Candida'' theatre programmes 1950 and 1968.		''Candida'' theatre programmes 1950 and 1968.
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		+	Theatre programme (NTO) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: BROOKE, Brian]: 2005. 57. 1. 2.

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 ''[[Candida]]'' (1895) is a play by [[George Bernard Shaw]].
 == The original text ==
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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 : Performed by the [[Unie-debatsvereniging]] in Stellenbosch, with [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] in the lead on 16th June 1927.
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 : Produced by [[National Theatre Organisation]], with an all-[[Afrikaans]] cast, directed by [[Marda Vanne]] with [[Hendrik Hanekom]] (Rev. Morell), [[Pikkie van Niekerk]] (Miss Prosperine Garnett), [[Gerrit Wessels]] (Rev. Alexander Mill), [[Michal Grobbelaar]] (Mr Burgess), [[Philippa Conradie]] (Candida) and [[Laurie van der Merwe]] (Eugene Marchbanks).  Decor and costumes designed by [[Nina Campbell-Quine]], stage manager [[Japie van Niekerk]].
-: Produced by [[National Theatre Organisation]], with [[Margaret Inglis]] in the lead.
+: Produced by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in Johannesburg, Pretoria and several venues in the East Rand. [[John Hussey]] directed and the cast consisted of [[Margaret Inglis]] in the lead as "Candida", [[John Boulter]] ("Morell"), [[Leonard Graham]] ("Marchbanks"), [[Frank Wise]] ("Burgess"), [[Pat Trevor]] ("Lexy Mill") and [[Joyce Grant]] ("Proxy").
 : Presented by [[CAPAB]], directed by [[Elliot Playfair]], first performed 15 February 1968 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]]. The cast: [[Yvonne Bryceland]] (Miss Prosperine Garnett), [[Frank Shelley]] (Rev. James Morell), [[Roger Dwyer]] (Rev. Alexander Mill), [[Norman Ettlinger]] (Mr Burgess), [[Vera Goodenough]] (Candida), [[Ken Leach]] (Eugene Marchbanks). Set designed by [[Jacke Richter]], costumes designed by [[Jennifer Craig]].
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 ''[[The Mime]]'', 1(2), 1928.
 [[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 170.