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	Theatre programme (CAPAB), 1965.		Theatre programme (CAPAB), 1965.
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		+	[[Eastern Province Herald]], Friday, July 30, 1965.

	[[Wilhelm Grütter\| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 39		[[Wilhelm Grütter\| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 39

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 : Directed for [[CAPAB]] by the American director Robert Aden [http://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/actors/robert-aden/], it opened at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 7 April 1965. It went on an extensive tour and was eventually seen by over 7 000 people in 57 performances. The cast: [[Dawson Manning]], [[Flora McKenna]], [[John Ramsbottom]], [[Harris Perloff]], [[Bryan Bales]], [[Ziona Garfield]], [[Paddy Canavan]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Vaughan Scott]], [[Alec Bell]], [[Reinet Maasdorp]], [[Tom Saffery]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Robert del Kyrke]] and [[Dale Cutts]]. Decor and costumes by [[Pamela Lewis]].
-August 18, 1965: The production was also staged in Port Elizabeth at ? to mark the opening of the University of Port Elizabeth (now Nelson Mandela University).
+August 18, 1965: The production was also staged in Port Elizabeth at ? to mark the opening of the University of Port Elizabeth (now Nelson Mandela University). Starring [[Reinet Maasdorp]] and [[Vaughan Scott]].
 : ''[[Kruispaaie]]'' was performed at the [[State Theatre]] and the [[Alexander Theatre]], directed by [[Louis van Niekerk]] for [[PACT]], starring [[Ulrich du Pont]], [[Shaun Feldman]], [[Dot Feldman]], [[Leslie Fong]] and others

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	1965: Directed for [[CAPAB]] by the American director Robert Aden [http://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/actors/robert-aden/], it opened at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 7 April 1965. It went on an extensive tour and was eventually seen by over 7 000 people in 57 performances. The cast: [[Dawson Manning]], [[Flora McKenna]], [[John Ramsbottom]], [[Harris Perloff]], [[Bryan Bales]], [[Ziona Garfield]], [[Paddy Canavan]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Vaughan Scott]], [[Alec Bell]], [[Reinet Maasdorp]], [[Tom Saffery]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Robert del Kyrke]] and [[Dale Cutts]]. Decor and costumes by [[Pamela Lewis]].		1965: Directed for [[CAPAB]] by the American director Robert Aden [http://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/actors/robert-aden/], it opened at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 7 April 1965. It went on an extensive tour and was eventually seen by over 7 000 people in 57 performances. The cast: [[Dawson Manning]], [[Flora McKenna]], [[John Ramsbottom]], [[Harris Perloff]], [[Bryan Bales]], [[Ziona Garfield]], [[Paddy Canavan]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Vaughan Scott]], [[Alec Bell]], [[Reinet Maasdorp]], [[Tom Saffery]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Robert del Kyrke]] and [[Dale Cutts]]. Decor and costumes by [[Pamela Lewis]].
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		+	August 18, 1965: The production was also staged in Port Elizabeth at ? to mark the opening of the University of Port Elizabeth (now Nelson Mandela University).

	1983: ''[[Kruispaaie]]'' was performed at the [[State Theatre]] and the [[Alexander Theatre]], directed by [[Louis van Niekerk]] for [[PACT]], starring [[Ulrich du Pont]], [[Shaun Feldman]], [[Dot Feldman]], [[Leslie Fong]] and others		1983: ''[[Kruispaaie]]'' was performed at the [[State Theatre]] and the [[Alexander Theatre]], directed by [[Louis van Niekerk]] for [[PACT]], starring [[Ulrich du Pont]], [[Shaun Feldman]], [[Dot Feldman]], [[Leslie Fong]] and others

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-''The Lower Depths'' (Title in Russian ''Na dne'', 1903) by [[Maxim Gorki]]. Described by the author as "scenes from Russian life" rather than as a drama.
+''[[The Lower Depths]]'' (Title in Russian ''Na dne'', 1903) by [[Maxim Gorki]]. Described by the author as "scenes from Russian life" rather than as a drama.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
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 : Directed for [[CAPAB]] by the American director Robert Aden [http://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/actors/robert-aden/], it opened at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 7 April 1965. It went on an extensive tour and was eventually seen by over 7 000 people in 57 performances. The cast: [[Dawson Manning]], [[Flora McKenna]], [[John Ramsbottom]], [[Harris Perloff]], [[Bryan Bales]], [[Ziona Garfield]], [[Paddy Canavan]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Vaughan Scott]], [[Alec Bell]], [[Reinet Maasdorp]], [[Tom Saffery]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Robert del Kyrke]] and [[Dale Cutts]]. Decor and costumes by [[Pamela Lewis]].
-==Translations and adaptations==
+: ''[[Kruispaaie]]'' was performed at the [[State Theatre]] and the [[Alexander Theatre]], directed by [[Louis van Niekerk]] for [[PACT]], starring [[Ulrich du Pont]], [[Shaun Feldman]], [[Dot Feldman]], [[Leslie Fong]] and others
 == Sources ==
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 [[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 39
-Photograph, NELM - MANUSCRIPTS, [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 50
+Photograph, NELM - MANUSCRIPTS, [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 50.

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 : Presented by the [[Peninsula Dramatic Society]], produced by [[Albert Thomas]] at the Woodstock Town Hall, 2 August 1955.
 : Directed for [[CAPAB]] by the American director Robert Aden [http://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/actors/robert-aden/], it opened at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 7 April 1965. It went on an extensive tour and was eventually seen by over 7 000 people in 57 performances. The cast: [[Dawson Manning]], [[Flora McKenna]], [[John Ramsbottom]], [[Harris Perloff]], [[Bryan Bales]], [[Ziona Garfield]], [[Paddy Canavan]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Vaughan Scott]], [[Alec Bell]], [[Reinet Maasdorp]], [[Tom Saffery]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Robert del Kyrke]] and [[Dale Cutts]]. Decor and costumes by [[Pamela Lewis]].
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 ''[[The Forum]]'', 5(1):18, 5(3):19, 1942.
 Theatre programme (CAPAB), 1965.

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 The newly-found [[Unity Theatre Group]] staged Gorki’s ''Lower Depths'' produced by [[Leontine Sagan]] in 1942.
-Presented by the [[Peninsula Dramatic Society]], 1950s.
+Presented by the [[Peninsula Dramatic Society]], produced by [[Albert Thomas]] at the Woodstock Town Hall, 2 August 1955.
 Directed for [[CAPAB]] by the American director Robert Aden [http://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/actors/robert-aden/], it opened at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 7 April 1965. It went on an extensive tour and was eventually seen by over 7 000 people in 57 performances. [[Alec Bell]] played the part of the old tramp Luka. [[Simon Swindell]], [[Johann Nell]] and [[Vaughn Scott]] were also in the cast.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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	The newly-found [[Unity Theatre Group]] staged Gorki’s ''Lower Depths'' produced by [[Leontine Sagan]] in 1942.		The newly-found [[Unity Theatre Group]] staged Gorki’s ''Lower Depths'' produced by [[Leontine Sagan]] in 1942.
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		+	Presented by the [[Peninsula Dramatic Society]], 1950s.

	Directed for [[CAPAB]] by the American director Robert Aden [http://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/actors/robert-aden/], it opened at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 7 April 1965. It went on an extensive tour and was eventually seen by over 7 000 people in 57 performances. [[Alec Bell]] played the part of the old tramp Luka. [[Simon Swindell]], [[Johann Nell]] and [[Vaughn Scott]] were also in the cast.		Directed for [[CAPAB]] by the American director Robert Aden [http://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/actors/robert-aden/], it opened at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 7 April 1965. It went on an extensive tour and was eventually seen by over 7 000 people in 57 performances. [[Alec Bell]] played the part of the old tramp Luka. [[Simon Swindell]], [[Johann Nell]] and [[Vaughn Scott]] were also in the cast.