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	Published in a collection ''Stephen Black: Three Plays'', edited by [[Stephen Gray]] ([[Ad Donker Publishers]], 1984).		Published in a collection ''Stephen Black: Three Plays'', edited by [[Stephen Gray]] ([[Ad Donker Publishers]], 1984).
		+	A complete reading typescript copy is held in the Strange Collection at the Johannesburg Public Library.

	== Adaptations and translations ==		== Adaptations and translations ==

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 : Performed in Salisbury (now Harare), Pretoria, Johannesburg and Bloemfontein.
-: Performed in the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Judy Grace]] (as Helena, replacing [[Cobie Court]] who had taken ill), [[Nelisone]] (as Grietje), [[Sidney Wheeler]] (as Goldstein) and the author (as Jeremiah Luke M'bene).
+: Performed in the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Judy Grace]] (as Helena, replacing [[Cobie Court]] who had taken ill), [[Nelisone]] (as Grietje), [[Sidney Wheeler]] (as Goldstein), [[Dudley Williams]] (as Shearer), [[Eva Moss]] (replacing [[May Edouin]], as Mrs Goldstein) and the author (as Jeremiah Luke M'bene).
 : An adaptation by [[Stephen Gray]] was staged by the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] at Theatre in Focus hosted by the [[University of Natal]] in Durban. The production opened on 29 June in the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in Durban, directed by [[Fred Hagemann]] (credited as [[Frederic Hagemann]]) with a cast of students from the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]], including [[Marius de Vos]] (Hendrik), [[Kate Edwards]] (Katoo), [[Kathy Seddon]] (Helena), [[Barry French]] (Philip), [[Andrew Worsdale]] (Hamish), [[Matthew Krouse]] (Patricia), [[Stafford Camay]] (Grietje), [[Paul Abrams]] (Abraham Goldstein).

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First performed by the [[De Jong-Black Company]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, on 1 March, 1910, running for 22 nights. [[Stephen Black]] directed and made his first appearance as an actor for the company, taking the role of "Jeremiah Luke M'bene" (under the ''nom de theatre'' [[Edward Radlowe]]) while [[Constance Young]] appeared as "Kato van Knapp". The rest of the cast consisted of [[Charles Leonard]]  (as Goldstein), [[W.F. White]] (as Jacob von Knaap), [[Louis du Cane]] (as Shearer), [[Herbert Ford]] (as Philip), [[Augustus Wheatman]] (as Hamish McGlugg), [[Maud  Townsend]] (as Helena), [[Kate Walbran]] (as Mrs Goldstein) and [[Mabel Morton]] (as Grietje and later Helena). It thereafter went on a successful national tour, returning to Cape Town for another run in October.  Other performers on tour over the years included [[Frikkie Page]] (as Hendrik), [[Dolly Sinclair]] (as Katoo), [[Nelisone Court]] and [[Cobie Punt]].
+: First performed by the [[De Jong-Black Company]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, on 1 March, 1910, running for 22 nights. [[Stephen Black]] directed and made his first appearance as an actor for the company, taking the role of "Jeremiah Luke M'bene" (under the ''nom de theatre'' [[Edward Radlowe]]) while [[Constance Young]] appeared as "Kato van Knapp". The rest of the cast consisted of [[Charles Leonard]]  (as Goldstein), [[W.F. White]] (as Jacob von Knaap), [[Louis du Cane]] (as Shearer), [[Herbert Ford]] (as Philip), [[Augustus Wheatman]] (as Hamish McGlugg), [[Maud  Townsend]] (as Helena), [[Kate Walbran]] (as Mrs Goldstein) and [[Mabel Morton]] (as Grietje and later Helena). It thereafter went on a successful national tour, returning to Cape Town for another run in October.  Other performers on tour over the years included [[Frikkie Page]] (as Hendrik), [[Dolly Sinclair]] (as Katoo), [[Nelisone]] and [[Cobie Court]].
 : Performed in Johannesburg (at [[His Majesty's Theatre]]) and Cape Town.
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 : Performed in Salisbury (now Harare), Pretoria, Johannesburg and Bloemfontein.
-: Performed in the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg.
+: Performed in the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with [[Judy Grace]] (as Helena, replacing [[Cobie Court]] who had taken ill), [[Nelisone]] (as Grietje), [[Sidney Wheeler]] (as Goldstein) and the author (as Jeremiah Luke M'bene).
 : An adaptation by [[Stephen Gray]] was staged by the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] at Theatre in Focus hosted by the [[University of Natal]] in Durban. The production opened on 29 June in the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in Durban, directed by [[Fred Hagemann]] (credited as [[Frederic Hagemann]]) with a cast of students from the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]], including [[Marius de Vos]] (Hendrik), [[Kate Edwards]] (Katoo), [[Kathy Seddon]] (Helena), [[Barry French]] (Philip), [[Andrew Worsdale]] (Hamish), [[Matthew Krouse]] (Patricia), [[Stafford Camay]] (Grietje), [[Paul Abrams]] (Abraham Goldstein).

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 : Performed in Salisbury (now Harare), Pretoria, Johannesburg and Bloemfontein.
-: Performed in Johannesburg.
+: Performed in the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg.
 : An adaptation by [[Stephen Gray]] was staged by the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] at Theatre in Focus hosted by the [[University of Natal]] in Durban. The production opened on 29 June in the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in Durban, directed by [[Fred Hagemann]] (credited as [[Frederic Hagemann]]) with a cast of students from the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]], including [[Marius de Vos]] (Hendrik), [[Kate Edwards]] (Katoo), [[Kathy Seddon]] (Helena), [[Barry French]] (Philip), [[Andrew Worsdale]] (Hamish), [[Matthew Krouse]] (Patricia), [[Stafford Camay]] (Grietje), [[Paul Abrams]] (Abraham Goldstein).

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First performed by the [[De Jong-Black Company]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, on 1 March, 1910, running for 22 nights. [[Stephen Black]] directed and made his first appearance as an actor for the company, taking the role of "Jeremiah Luke M'bene" (under the ''nom de theatre'' [[Edward Radlowe]]) while [[Constance Young]] appeared as "Kato van Knapp". The rest of the cast consisted of [[Charles Leonard]]  (as Goldstein), [[W.F. White]] (as Jacob von Knaap), [[Louis du Cane]] (as Shearer), [[Herbert Ford]] (as Philip), [[Augustus Wheatman]] (as Hamish McGlugg), [[Maud  Townsend]] (as Helena), [[Kate Walbran]] (as Mrs Goldstein) and [[Mabel Morton]] (as Grietje and later Helena). It thereafter went on a successful national tour, returning to Cape Town for another run in October.  Other performers on tour over the years included [[Frikkie Page]] (as Hendrik), [[Dolly Sinclair]] (as Karoo), [[Nelisone Court]] and [[Cobie Punt]].
+: First performed by the [[De Jong-Black Company]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, on 1 March, 1910, running for 22 nights. [[Stephen Black]] directed and made his first appearance as an actor for the company, taking the role of "Jeremiah Luke M'bene" (under the ''nom de theatre'' [[Edward Radlowe]]) while [[Constance Young]] appeared as "Kato van Knapp". The rest of the cast consisted of [[Charles Leonard]]  (as Goldstein), [[W.F. White]] (as Jacob von Knaap), [[Louis du Cane]] (as Shearer), [[Herbert Ford]] (as Philip), [[Augustus Wheatman]] (as Hamish McGlugg), [[Maud  Townsend]] (as Helena), [[Kate Walbran]] (as Mrs Goldstein) and [[Mabel Morton]] (as Grietje and later Helena). It thereafter went on a successful national tour, returning to Cape Town for another run in October.  Other performers on tour over the years included [[Frikkie Page]] (as Hendrik), [[Dolly Sinclair]] (as Katoo), [[Nelisone Court]] and [[Cobie Punt]].
 : Performed in Johannesburg (at [[His Majesty's Theatre]]) and Cape Town.

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 : First performed by the [[De Jong-Black Company]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, on 1 March, 1910, running for 22 nights. [[Stephen Black]] made his first appearance as an actor for the company, taking the role of "Jeremiah Luke M'bene" (under the ''nom de theatre'' [[Edward Radlowe]]) while [[Constance Young]] appeared as "Kato van Knapp". The rest of the cast consisted of [[Charles Leonard]]  (as Goldstein), [[W.F. White]] (as Jacob von Knaap), [[Louis du Cane]] (as Shearer), [[Herbert Ford]] (as Philip), [[Augustus Wheatman]], [[Maud  Townsend]] (as Helena), [[Kate Walbran]] (as Mrs Goldstein) and [[Mabel Morton]] (as Grietje). It thereafter went on a successful national tour, returning to Cape Town for another run in October.
 : Performed in the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, in February, (by the [[Leonard Rayne Company]]??),  featuring [[Martha van Hulsteyn]].
 : An adaptation by [[Stephen Gray]] was staged by the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] at Theatre in Focus hosted by the [[University of Natal]] in Durban. The production opened on 29 June in the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in Durban, directed by [[Fred Hagemann]] (credited as [[Frederic Hagemann]]) with a cast of students from the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]], including [[Marius de Vos]] (Hendrik), [[Kate Edwards]] (Katoo), [[Kathy Seddon]] (Helena), [[Barry French]] (Philip), [[Andrew Worsdale]] (Hamish), [[Matthew Krouse]] (Patricia), [[Stafford Camay]] (Grietje), [[Paul Abrams]] (Abraham Goldstein).

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 [[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
-[[Stephen Gray]] (ed.) 1984. Stephen Black Three Plays. A.D. Donker.
+[[Stephen Gray]] (ed.) 1984. ''Stephen Black Three Plays''. A.D. Donker.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]