Mass Appeal - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

Johann van Heerden at 05:33, 23 June 2015

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-'''''Mass Appeal''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Appeal] is a play Bill C. Davis ()[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_C._Davis].
+''[[Mass Appeal]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Appeal] is a play Bill C. Davis ()[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_C._Davis].
 == The original text ==
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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-First performance at the [[State Theatre]] Pretoria 7 October 1982, first performance at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] Johannesburg 21 October 1982 directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] for [[Pieter Toerien]].  Designed by [[David Moore]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]]. Cast: [[Rex Garner]] (Father Tim Farley), [[Eckard Rabe]] (Mark Dolson). Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] and the [[Sneddon Theatre]] in 1983.
+: First performance at the [[State Theatre]] Pretoria 7 October 1982, first performance at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] Johannesburg 21 October 1982 directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] for [[Pieter Toerien]].  Designed by [[David Moore]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]]. Cast: [[Rex Garner]] (Father Tim Farley), [[Eckard Rabe]] (Mark Dolson).
 == Sources ==
-''Mass Appeal'' theatre programme, 1982-3
+''Mass Appeal'' theatre programme, 1982-3.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-Adapted for screen by the playwright
+Adapted for screen by the playwright and released in 1984.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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-'''''Mass Appeal''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Appeal] is a 1980 two-character play by American playwright Bill C. Davis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_C._Davis]. Father Tim Farley, a lover of the good things in life, is comfortably ensconced as priest of a prosperous Catholic congregation. Without realizing it, he has resorted to flattering his parishioners and entertaining them with sermons that skirt any disturbing issues, in order to protect his Mercedes, his trips abroad and the generous supply of fine wines that grace his table (and his desk drawer). His well-ordered world is disrupted by the arrival of Mark Dolson.
+'''''Mass Appeal''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Appeal] is a play Bill C. Davis ()[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_C._Davis].
 == The original text ==
 The play premiered in New York at the Manhatten Theater Club in 1980.
 ==Translations and adaptations==
 Adapted for screen by the playwright
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 First performance at the [[State Theatre]] Pretoria 7 October 1982, first performance at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] Johannesburg 21 October 1982 directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] for [[Pieter Toerien]].  Designed by [[David Moore]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]]. Cast: [[Rex Garner]] (Father Tim Farley), [[Eckard Rabe]] (Mark Dolson). Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] and the [[Sneddon Theatre]] in 1983.
 == Sources ==
 ''Mass Appeal'' theatre programme, 1982-3

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-First performance at the [[State Theatre]] Pretoria 7 October 1982, first performance at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] Johannesburg 21 October 1982 directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] for [[Pieter Toerien]].  Designed by [[David Moore]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]]. Cast: [[Rex Garner]] (Father Tim Farley), [[Eckard Rabe]] (Mark Dolson). Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1983.
+First performance at the [[State Theatre]] Pretoria 7 October 1982, first performance at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] Johannesburg 21 October 1982 directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] for [[Pieter Toerien]].  Designed by [[David Moore]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]]. Cast: [[Rex Garner]] (Father Tim Farley), [[Eckard Rabe]] (Mark Dolson). Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] and the [[Sneddon Theatre]] in 1983.
 == Sources ==

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−	'''''Mass Appeal''''' is a 1980 two-character play by American playwright Bill C. Davis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_C._Davis]. Father Tim Farley, a lover of the good things in life, is comfortably ensconced as priest of a prosperous Catholic congregation. Without realizing it, he has resorted to flattering his parishioners and entertaining them with sermons that skirt any disturbing issues, in order to protect his Mercedes, his trips abroad and the generous supply of fine wines that grace his table (and his desk drawer). His well-ordered world is disrupted by the arrival of Mark Dolson.	+	'''''Mass Appeal''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Appeal] is a 1980 two-character play by American playwright Bill C. Davis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_C._Davis]. Father Tim Farley, a lover of the good things in life, is comfortably ensconced as priest of a prosperous Catholic congregation. Without realizing it, he has resorted to flattering his parishioners and entertaining them with sermons that skirt any disturbing issues, in order to protect his Mercedes, his trips abroad and the generous supply of fine wines that grace his table (and his desk drawer). His well-ordered world is disrupted by the arrival of Mark Dolson.

	== The original text ==		== The original text ==

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-''Mass Appeal'', by American (?) playwright Bill C. Davis. Father Tim Farley, a lover of the good things in life, is comfortably ensconced as priest of a prosperous Catholic congregation. Without realizing it, he has resorted to flattering his parishioners and entertaining them with sermons that skirt any disturbing issues, in order to protect his Mercedes, his trips abroad and the generous supply of fine wines that grace his table (and his desk drawer). His well-ordered world is disrupted by the arrival of Mark Dolson.
+''Mass Appeal'', by American playwright Bill C. Davis. Father Tim Farley, a lover of the good things in life, is comfortably ensconced as priest of a prosperous Catholic congregation. Without realizing it, he has resorted to flattering his parishioners and entertaining them with sermons that skirt any disturbing issues, in order to protect his Mercedes, his trips abroad and the generous supply of fine wines that grace his table (and his desk drawer). His well-ordered world is disrupted by the arrival of Mark Dolson.
-Performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1983, directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] for [[Pieter Toerien]]. Cast: [[Rex Garner]], [[Eckard Rabe]].
+== The original text ==
 == Sources ==
-Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''.
+''Mass Appeal'' theatre programme, 1982-3
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 M|M]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
+== Return to ==
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 M|M]] in Plays 2 Foreign Plays
+Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 Return to [[Main Page]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:20, 9 December 2013
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	''Mass Appeal'', by American (?) playwright Bill C. Davis. Father Tim Farley, a lover of the good things in life, is comfortably ensconced as priest of a prosperous Catholic congregation. Without realizing it, he has resorted to flattering his parishioners and entertaining them with sermons that skirt any disturbing issues, in order to protect his Mercedes, his trips abroad and the generous supply of fine wines that grace his table (and his desk drawer). His well-ordered world is disrupted by the arrival of Mark Dolson.		''Mass Appeal'', by American (?) playwright Bill C. Davis. Father Tim Farley, a lover of the good things in life, is comfortably ensconced as priest of a prosperous Catholic congregation. Without realizing it, he has resorted to flattering his parishioners and entertaining them with sermons that skirt any disturbing issues, in order to protect his Mercedes, his trips abroad and the generous supply of fine wines that grace his table (and his desk drawer). His well-ordered world is disrupted by the arrival of Mark Dolson.

−	Performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1983, directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] for [[Pieter Toerien]]. Cast: [[Rex Garner]], [[Eckard Rabe]]. ~~(Source:~~ Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'').	+	Performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1983, directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] for [[Pieter Toerien]]. Cast: [[Rex Garner]], [[Eckard Rabe]].
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		+	== Sources ==
		+	Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''.

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:59, 11 July 2013
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−	''Mass Appeal'', by Bill C. Davis. Performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1983, directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] for [[Pieter Toerien]]. Cast: [[Rex Garner]], [[Eckard Rabe]]. (Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'').	+	''Mass Appeal'', by American (?) playwright Bill C. Davis. Father Tim Farley, a lover of the good things in life, is comfortably ensconced as priest of a prosperous Catholic congregation. Without realizing it, he has resorted to flattering his parishioners and entertaining them with sermons that skirt any disturbing issues, in order to protect his Mercedes, his trips abroad and the generous supply of fine wines that grace his table (and his desk drawer). His well-ordered world is disrupted by the arrival of Mark Dolson.
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		+	Performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1983, directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] for [[Pieter Toerien]]. Cast: [[Rex Garner]], [[Eckard Rabe]]. (Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'').

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:09, 21 June 2013
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−	''Mass Appeal'', by Bill C. Davis. Performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1983, directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] for [[Pieter Toerien]]. Cast: [[Rex Garner]], Eckard Rabe]]. (Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'').	+	''Mass Appeal'', by Bill C. Davis. Performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1983, directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] for [[Pieter Toerien]]. Cast: [[Rex Garner]], [[Eckard Rabe]]. (Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'').
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		+	Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 M\|M]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
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		+	Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 M\|M]] in Plays 2 Foreign Plays
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		+	Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
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		+	Return to [[Main Page]]