Hotel Paradiso - Revision history

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 : Presented by [[CAPAB]] directed by American director Robert Aden [http://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/actors/robert-aden/], opening 28 April 1965 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]]. [[Mavourneen Bryceland]] was in the cast.
-:  The [[Afrikaans]] translation by [[Francois Swart]] was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Victor Melleney]] with [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] (Boniface), [[Tine Balder]] (Angelique), [[Louis van Niekerk]]] (Cot), [[Janice Honeyman]] (Marcelle), [[George Ballot]] (Maxime), [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Victoire), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Martin), [[Annette Engelbrecht]] (Violette), [[Elizabeth Rae]] (Marguerite), [[Elise Hibbert]] (Paquerette), [[Nan Gray]] (Pervenche), [[Paul Eilers]] (Anniello), [[Francois Stemmet]] (Georges), [[Wilna Snyman]] ('n Dame), [[Cobus Viljoen]] ('n Heer), [[Marius Weyers]] (Tabu & Bouchard), [[Jannie Lindeque]] (Policeman) and [[Danny Keogh]] (Policeman). Decor by [[Richard Cook]] and costumes by [[Robert Pollexfen]].
+:  The [[Afrikaans]] translation by [[Francois Swart]] was staged by [[PACT]], in the [[Breytenbach Theatre]] in Pretoria, from 24 February to 27 March. Directed by [[Victor Melleney]] with [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] (Boniface), [[Tine Balder]] (Angelique), [[Louis van Niekerk]]] (Cot), [[Janice Honeyman]] (Marcelle), [[George Ballot]] (Maxime), [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Victoire), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Martin), [[Annette Engelbrecht]] (Violette), [[Elizabeth Rae]] (Marguerite), [[Elise Hibbert]] (Paquerette), [[Nan Gray]] (Pervenche), [[Paul Eilers]] (Anniello), [[Francois Stemmet]] (Georges), [[Wilna Snyman]] ('n Dame), [[Cobus Viljoen]] ('n Heer), [[Marius Weyers]] (Tabu & Bouchard), [[Jannie Lindeque]] (Policeman) and [[Danny Keogh]] (Policeman). Decor by [[Richard Cook]] and costumes by [[Robert Pollexfen]].
 : Presented by [[Natal Theatre Workshop Company]] at the [[City Centre]] Theatre, directed by [[Pieter Scholtz]].

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	''Siener in die Suburbs'' theatre programme containg list of actors and their roles for [[TRUK]] 1965-1971.		''Siener in die Suburbs'' theatre programme containg list of actors and their roles for [[TRUK]] 1965-1971.
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		+	[[George Ballot]] scrapbooks. (Initially held in the [[ESAT Archive]], with the kind permission of Prof Muller Ballot[http://www.stellenboschwriters.com/ballotm.html] and consulted 2024-1925. Now part of the [[PARC]] research collection at the [[Africa Open Institute]] at the [[University of Stellenbosch]].)

	[[PACT]] theatre programme, 1971.		[[PACT]] theatre programme, 1971.

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 [[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
+"Paradiso gaan Pretoria laat skater", ''[[Hoofstad]]'', 10 February, 1971.
 ''Siener in die Suburbs'' theatre programme containg list of actors and their roles for [[TRUK]] 1965-1971.

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

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 [[CAPAB]] List of Plays Presented, 1971.
-[[PACT]] programme for the 1971 production. (Copy held in the [[George Ballot Collection]] at the [[Africa Open Institute]], [[University of Stellenbosch]].
+[[PACT]] programme for the 1971 production. (Copy held in the [[George Ballot Collection]] at the [[Africa Open Institute]], [[University of Stellenbosch]]).
 [[PACT]] list, 1972.

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 == Sources ==
-Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'H%C3%B4tel_du_libre_%C3%A9change]
+http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'H%C3%B4tel_du_libre_%C3%A9change
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Feydeau
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 [[CAPAB]] List of Plays Presented, 1971.
 [[PACT]] list, 1972.

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 Translated and adapted into English as ''[[Hotel Paradiso]]'' by Peter Glenville, nd published in London by  Heinemann (1957) and in the USA by [[Samuel French]] in 1958. This is the version that was produced on Broadway. It was also the version made into a 1966 film directed by Peter Glenville.
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Francois Swart]] for the production by [[PACT]] in 1971?
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Francois Swart]] for the production by [[PACT]] in 1971.
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 ==Translations and adaptations==
 The play has been translated into several other languages.
-English Translation of ''L'Hotel du Libre Echange'': ''Hotel Paradiso'', Adaptation by Peter Glenville, 1957, 1960, London: Heinemann. Published by Samuel French in the USA in 1958. This is the version that was produced on Broadway. It was also the version made into a 1966 film directed by Peter Glenville.
+Translated and adapted into English as ''[[Hotel Paradiso]]'' by Peter Glenville, nd published in London by  Heinemann (1957) and in the USA by [[Samuel French]] in 1958. This is the version that was produced on Broadway. It was also the version made into a 1966 film directed by Peter Glenville.
 Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Francois Swart]] for the production by [[PACT]] in 1971?

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-''[[Hotel Paradiso]]'' (''L'Hôtel du Libre échange'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27H%C3%B4tel_du_libre_%C3%A9change] in the original French: "Free Exchange Hotel") is an 1894 French comedy by Georges Feydeau [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Feydeau] and Maurice Desvallieres. The play takes place in Paris in the 19th century, and follows two Parisian households and their friends over the course of two days. The play has three acts; acts one and three take place in Monsieur Pinglet's office, while act two takes place in Hôtel du Libre échange, a small Paris hotel.
+''[[Hotel Paradiso]]'' (''L'Hôtel du Libre échange'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27H%C3%B4tel_du_libre_%C3%A9change] in the original French: "Free Exchange Hotel") is an 1894 French comedy by Georges Feydeau (1862 - 1921)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Feydeau] and Maurice Desvallières (1857 – 1926)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27H%C3%B4tel_du_libre_%C3%A9change]
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 == Sources ==
 Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'H%C3%B4tel_du_libre_%C3%A9change]
 http://funwithfeydeau.blogspot.com/2010/05/english-translations-of-hotel-du-libre.html