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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed by a company brought together by [[Stephen Black]] and [[Frank de Jong]], the play opened at the [[Tivoli Theatre]] in Darling Street, Cape Town on 16 November, it had a good run, later transferring to the [[Opera House]] for five nights, and later returning to the [[Tivoli Theatre]], before going on a national tour, playing at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia. The production returned to Cape Town in Easter 1909. The cast of that first production included [[George Paget]],  [[Amy Pennington]], [[Irene Harnott]], [[Rob Mathew]] and [[Charles Leonard]] (as "Van Kalabas"), [[Iago Clifford]] (as  "Hay-Whotte"), Mr Zoli as "Miss Pampoenkop". Cast changes during the first run included [[Keith Johnson]] as "Orvil Austin", [[Dora Nazeby]] as "Lady Mushroom" (replacing [[Irene Harnott]])
+: Performed by a company brought together by [[Stephen Black]] and [[Frank de Jong]], the play opened at the [[Tivoli Theatre]] in Darling Street, Cape Town on 16 November, it had a good run, later transferring to the [[Opera House]] for five nights, and later returning to the [[Tivoli Theatre]], before going on a national tour, playing at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia. The production returned to Cape Town in Easter 1909. The cast of that first production included [[George Paget]],  [[Amy Pennington]], [[Irene Harnott]], [[Bob Mathew]] (as "Sophie") and [[Charles Leonard]] (as "Van Kalabas"), [[Iago Clifford]] (as  "Hay-Whotte"), Mr Zoli as "Miss Pampoenkop". Cast changes during the first run included [[Keith Johnson]] as "Orvil Austin", [[Dora Nazeby]] as "Lady Mushroom" (replacing [[Irene Harnott]])
 -1912: The production (with different casts and re-writes) was revived several times.

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	[[Stephen Gray]] (ed.) 1984. ''Stephen Black Three Plays''. A.D. Donker.		[[Stephen Gray]] (ed.) 1984. ''Stephen Black Three Plays''. A.D. Donker.
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		+	[[Stephen Gray]]. 1981. "Stephen Black A Selection", ''[[English in Africa]]'' 8 No.2 (September 1981)

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

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed by a company brought together by [[Stephen Black]] and [[Frank de Jong]], the play opened at the [[Tivoli Theatre]] in Darling Street, Cape Town on 16 November, it had a good run, later transferring to the [[Opera House]] for five nights, and later returning to the [[Tivoli Theatre]], before going on a national tour, playing at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia. The production returned to Cape Town in Easter 1909. The cast of that first production included [[George Paget]],  [[Amy Pennington]], [[Irene Harnott]], [[Rob Mathew]] and [[Charles Leonard]] (as "Van Kalabas"), [[Iago Clifford]] (as  "Hay-Whotte").
+: Performed by a company brought together by [[Stephen Black]] and [[Frank de Jong]], the play opened at the [[Tivoli Theatre]] in Darling Street, Cape Town on 16 November, it had a good run, later transferring to the [[Opera House]] for five nights, and later returning to the [[Tivoli Theatre]], before going on a national tour, playing at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia. The production returned to Cape Town in Easter 1909. The cast of that first production included [[George Paget]],  [[Amy Pennington]], [[Irene Harnott]], [[Rob Mathew]] and [[Charles Leonard]] (as "Van Kalabas"), [[Iago Clifford]] (as  "Hay-Whotte"), Mr Zoli as "Miss Pampoenkop". Cast changes during the first run included [[Keith Johnson]] as "Orvil Austin", [[Dora Nazeby]] as "Lady Mushroom" (replacing [[Irene Harnott]])
 -1912: The production (with different casts and re-writes) was revived several times.

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 Only published in 1984, when it was included in ''[[Stephen Black: Three Plays]]'', a collection of Black’s plays edited by [[Stephen Gray]], also containing ''[[Helena's Hope, Ltd]]'' and ''[[Van Kalabas Does His Bit]]'' ([[Ad Donker]] 1984).
-A manuscript and typescript copy of the 1908 version play (almost complete) is included in the Black collection in the Africana section of the South African Library in Cape Town. A complete typescript copy of the 1928 version is held in the Strange Collection at the [[Johannesburg Public Library]].
+A manuscript and typescript copy of the 1908 version play (almost complete) is included in the Black collection in the Africana section of the [[South African Library]] in Cape Town. A complete typescript copy of the 1928 version is held in the Strange Collection at the [[Johannesburg Public Library]].
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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	Only published in 1984, when it was included in ''[[Stephen Black: Three Plays]]'', a collection of Black’s plays edited by [[Stephen Gray]], also containing ''[[Helena's Hope, Ltd]]'' and ''[[Van Kalabas Does His Bit]]'' ([[Ad Donker]] 1984).		Only published in 1984, when it was included in ''[[Stephen Black: Three Plays]]'', a collection of Black’s plays edited by [[Stephen Gray]], also containing ''[[Helena's Hope, Ltd]]'' and ''[[Van Kalabas Does His Bit]]'' ([[Ad Donker]] 1984).
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		+	A manuscript and typescript copy of the 1908 version play (almost complete) is included in the Black collection in the Africana section of the South African Library in Cape Town. A complete typescript copy of the 1928 version is held in the Strange Collection at the [[Johannesburg Public Library]].

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

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 -1912: The production (with different casts and re-writes) was revived several times.
--1929: A completely revised version was mounted. Performed in the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg (1929). This version includes a prologue and postscript and is seen as a much more thoughtful, challenging and troubled play about race relations, class distinctions and the balance of racism against nationalism in the emerging new South Africa. This five act version was published by [[Stephen Gray]] in 1984.
+-1929: A completely revised version was mounted. Performed in the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg (1929), with [[Dudley Williams]] (as the corporal). This version includes a prologue and postscript and is seen as a much more thoughtful, challenging and troubled play about race relations, class distinctions and the balance of racism against nationalism in the emerging new South Africa. This five act version was published by [[Stephen Gray]] in 1984.
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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed by a company brought together by [[Stephen Black]] and [[Frank de Jong]], the play opened at the [[Tivoli Theatre]] in Darling Street, Cape Town on 16 November, it had a good run, later transferring to the [[Opera House]] for five nights, and later returning to the [[Tivoli Theatre]], before going on a national tour, playing at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia. The production returned to Cape Town in Easter 1909. The cast of that first production included [[George Paget]],  [[Rob Mathew]] and [[Charles W. Leonard]] (as "Van Kalabas"), [[Iago Clifford]] (as  "Hay-Whotte").
+: Performed by a company brought together by [[Stephen Black]] and [[Frank de Jong]], the play opened at the [[Tivoli Theatre]] in Darling Street, Cape Town on 16 November, it had a good run, later transferring to the [[Opera House]] for five nights, and later returning to the [[Tivoli Theatre]], before going on a national tour, playing at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia. The production returned to Cape Town in Easter 1909. The cast of that first production included [[George Paget]],  [[Amy Pennington]], [[Irene Harnott]], [[Rob Mathew]] and [[Charles W. Leonard]] (as "Van Kalabas"), [[Iago Clifford]] (as  "Hay-Whotte").
 -1912: The production (with different casts and re-writes) was revived several times.