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 Translated by [[Fred le Roux]] into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' in the early 1960s. Published by [[DALRO]], 1972.
-In another [[Afrikaans]] translation was done by [[André P. Brink]], also entitled ''[[Die Reënmaker]]''.
+In 1976 another [[Afrikaans]] translation was done by [[André P. Brink]], also entitled ''[[Die Reënmaker]]''.
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 Translated by [[Fred le Roux]] into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' in the early 1960s. Published by [[DALRO]], 1972.
-Another [[Afrikaans]] translation was done by [[André P. Brink]], also entitled ''[[Die Reënmaker]]''.
+In another [[Afrikaans]] translation was done by [[André P. Brink]], also entitled ''[[Die Reënmaker]]''.
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 The text has been translated into more than 40 languages, including [[Afrikaans]].
-Made into a 1956 film, starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn and in 1982 made into TV movie starring Tommy Lee Jones and Tuesday Weld.
+Made into a film in 1956, starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn and into TV movie in 1982, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Tuesday Weld.
-The story was also adapted into a Broadway musical called ''[[110 in the Shade]]''.
+The story was also adapted into a Broadway musical called ''[[110 in the Shade]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/110_in_the_Shade], with a book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Tom Jones, and music by Harvey Schmidt. It opened on October 24, 1963, at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York.
 Translated by [[Fred le Roux]] into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' in the early 1960s. Published by [[DALRO]], 1972.

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-Translated into more than 40 languages.
+The text has been translated into more than 40 languages, including [[Afrikaans]].
 Made into a 1956 film, starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn and in 1982 made into TV movie starring Tommy Lee Jones and Tuesday Weld.
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 Translated by [[Fred le Roux]] into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' in the early 1960s. Published by [[DALRO]], 1972.
 Another [[Afrikaans]] translation was done by [[André P. Brink]], also entitled ''[[Die Reënmaker]]''.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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-'''''The Rainmaker''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rainmaker_%28play%29] is a play by American playwright N. Richard Nash (1913-2000) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Richard_Nash] in the early 1950s.
+''[[The Rainmaker]]'' is a play by American playwright N. Richard Nash (1913-2000) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Richard_Nash] in the early 1950s.
 ==The original text==
-Set in a drought-ridden rural town in the West in Depression-era America, the play tells the story of a pivotal hot summer day in the life of spinsterish Lizzie Curry,  when  charming confidence trickster named Starbuck arrives and promises to bring rain in exchange for $100. His arrival sets off a series of events that enable Lizzie to see herself in a new light.
+Set in a drought-ridden rural town in the American West during the Depression, the play tells the story of a pivotal hot summer day in the life of spinsterish Lizzie Curry,  when  charming confidence trickster named Starbuck arrives and promises to bring rain in exchange for $100. His arrival sets off a series of events that enable Lizzie to see herself in a new light.
 The play opened on October 28, 1954 at the Cort Theatre in New York and ran for 125 performances. It was directed by Joseph Anthony.

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-'''''The Rainmaker''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rainmaker_%28play%29] is a play written by American playwright N. Richard Nash (1913-2000) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Richard_Nash] in the early 1950s.
+'''''The Rainmaker''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rainmaker_%28play%29] is a play by American playwright N. Richard Nash (1913-2000) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Richard_Nash] in the early 1950s.
 ==The original text==
 The play opened on October 28, 1954 at the Cort Theatre in New York and ran for 125 performances. It was directed by Joseph Anthony.
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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-Translated into more than 40 languages and made into the 1956 film ''The Rainmaker'', starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn.
+Translated into more than 40 languages.
 Translated by [[Fred le Roux]] into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' in the early 1960s. Published by [[DALRO]], 1972.
-Another [[Afrikaans]] translation was done by [[André P. Brink]], also entitled ''[[Die Reënmaker]]''. ([[NELM]] [Collection: LILENSTEIN, Mavis]: 2007. 9. 2. 25).
+Another [[Afrikaans]] translation was done by [[André P. Brink]], also entitled ''[[Die Reënmaker]]''.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: ''[[The Rainmaker]]'' directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], October. The cast: [[Alec Bell]], [[Brian Bell]], [[Walter Glennie]], [[John Hussey]], [[Johan Nell]], [[Zoë Randall]]. Decor [[Frank Graves]]. Taken on tour to Port Elizabeth, Durban, Bloemfontein and Kimberley in 1957.
+: ''[[The Rainmaker]]'' performed the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], in October. Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Alec Bell]], [[Brian Bell]], [[Walter Glennie]], [[John Hussey]], [[Johan Nell]], [[Zoë Randall]]. Decor [[Frank Graves]]. Taken on tour to Port Elizabeth, Durban, Bloemfontein and Kimberley in 1957.
 : ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'', in the [[Fred le Roux|Le Roux]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was produced by [[CAPAB]] opening 28 August 1965 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] under the direction of [[Suzanne van Wyk]] with [[Pietro Nolte]] (Noah Curry), [[Kristo Pienaar]] (J.C.Curry), [[Chris Fourie]] (Jimmy Curry), [[Babs Laker]]  (Lizzie Curry), Dawie Maritz (File), Bruwer Engelbrecht (Mnr Thomas) and [[Paul Malherbe]] (Die Reënmaker). Decor and costumes by [[Bill Smuts]].
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 == Sources ==
 ''[[PACOFS]] Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988''.
 [[KRUIK]] theatre programme (undated).
 ''[[Maria Stuart]]'' theatre programme ([[KRUIK]] 1965), announcement of forthcoming attractions.

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 First produced professionally in South Africa by ***
-: Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], October. The cast: [[Alec Bell]], [[Brian Bell]], [[Walter Glennie]], [[John Hussey]], [[Johan Nell]], [[Zoë Randall]]. Decor [[Frank Graves]]. Taken on tour to Port Elizabeth, Durban, Bloemfontein and Kimberley in 1957.
+: ''[[The Rainmaker]]'' directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], October. The cast: [[Alec Bell]], [[Brian Bell]], [[Walter Glennie]], [[John Hussey]], [[Johan Nell]], [[Zoë Randall]]. Decor [[Frank Graves]]. Taken on tour to Port Elizabeth, Durban, Bloemfontein and Kimberley in 1957.
 : ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'', in the [[Fred le Roux|Le Roux]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was produced by [[CAPAB]] opening 28 August 1965 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] under the direction of [[Suzanne van Wyk]] with [[Pietro Nolte]] (Noah Curry), [[Kristo Pienaar]] (J.C.Curry), [[Chris Fourie]] (Jimmy Curry), [[Babs Laker]]  (Lizzie Curry), Dawie Maritz (File), Bruwer Engelbrecht (Mnr Thomas) and [[Paul Malherbe]] (Die Reënmaker). Decor and costumes by [[Bill Smuts]].
-: ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' produced by a local group in Port Elizabeth, directed by [[CAPAB]]'s [[Pietro Nolte]].
+: ''[[The Rainmaker]]'' produced by a local group in Port Elizabeth, directed by [[CAPAB]]'s [[Pietro Nolte]].
 : ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'', the [[Fred le Roux|Le Roux]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by  [[Wolfgang von Stas]], starring [[Jan Prinsloo]] and [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]].

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 : Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], October. The cast: [[Alec Bell]], [[Brian Bell]], [[Walter Glennie]], [[John Hussey]], [[Johan Nell]], [[Zoë Randall]]. Decor [[Frank Graves]]. Taken on tour to Port Elizabeth, Durban, Bloemfontein and Kimberley in 1957.
-: ''Die Reënmaker'', the [[Fred le Roux|Le Roux]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was produced by [[CAPAB]] opening 28 August 1965 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] under the direction of [[Suzanne van Wyk]] with [[Pietro Nolte]] (Noah Curry), [[Kristo Pienaar]] (J.C.Curry), [[Chris Fourie]] (Jimmy Curry), [[Babs Laker]]  (Lizzie Curry), Dawie Maritz (File), Bruwer Engelbrecht (Mnr Thomas) and [[Paul Malherbe]] (Die Reënmaker). Decor and costumes by [[Bill Smuts]].
+: ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'', in the [[Fred le Roux|Le Roux]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was produced by [[CAPAB]] opening 28 August 1965 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] under the direction of [[Suzanne van Wyk]] with [[Pietro Nolte]] (Noah Curry), [[Kristo Pienaar]] (J.C.Curry), [[Chris Fourie]] (Jimmy Curry), [[Babs Laker]]  (Lizzie Curry), Dawie Maritz (File), Bruwer Engelbrecht (Mnr Thomas) and [[Paul Malherbe]] (Die Reënmaker). Decor and costumes by [[Bill Smuts]].
-: Produced by a local group in Port Elizabeth, directed by [[CAPAB]]'s [[Pietro Nolte]].
+: ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' produced by a local group in Port Elizabeth, directed by [[CAPAB]]'s [[Pietro Nolte]].
-: ''Die Reënmaker'', the [[Fred le Roux|Le Roux]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by  [[Wolfgang von Stas]], starring [[Jan Prinsloo]] and [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]].
+: ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'', the [[Fred le Roux|Le Roux]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by  [[Wolfgang von Stas]], starring [[Jan Prinsloo]] and [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]].
-: ''Die Reënmaker'', the [[André P. Brink|Brink]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was staged by [[PACT]] Drama in theatres in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Natal, directed by [[Louis van Niekerk]], with [[David van der Merwe]] (N.W.Coetzee), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Nico Coetzee), [[James Borthwick]] (Jim Coetzee), [[Annette Engelbrecht]] (Lizzie Coetzee), [[Franz Marx]] (Konst. Fred Kok), [[Johan Malherbe]] (Sers. Theron) and [[Marius Weyers]] (Bill Starbuck). Decor by [[Johan Engels]] and costumes by [[Frances Michaletos]].
+: ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'', in the [[André P. Brink|Brink]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was staged by [[PACT]] Drama in theatres in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Natal, directed by [[Louis van Niekerk]], with [[David van der Merwe]] (N.W.Coetzee), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Nico Coetzee), [[James Borthwick]] (Jim Coetzee), [[Annette Engelbrecht]] (Lizzie Coetzee), [[Franz Marx]] (Konst. Fred Kok), [[Johan Malherbe]] (Sers. Theron) and [[Marius Weyers]] (Bill Starbuck). Decor by [[Johan Engels]] and costumes by [[Frances Michaletos]].
-*: Staged by [[SWAPAC]].
+*: ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' staged by [[SWAPAC]].
-c.1980: ''Die Reënmaker'' presented by [[CAPAB]], starring [[Christo Potgieter]], [[David van der Merwe]], *.
+c.1980: ''[[Die Reënmaker]]'' presented by [[CAPAB]], starring [[Christo Potgieter]], [[David van der Merwe]], *.
-: Presented by [[Robin Williams and Co.]] at [[Isithatha Theatre]] (29 April - 4 May), directed by [[Robin Williams]]. With [[Vanessa Grebe]] (Lizzie), [[Paul Leonard]] (HC Curry), [[Francois Malan]] (Starbuck), [[Bennie Gerber]] (Sheriff File), [[Matthew Hamilton]] (Jim Curry), [[Arthur Daniels]] (Noah Curry), and [[Mike McConnell]] as Sheriff Thomas.
+: ''[[The Rainmaker]]'' Presented by [[Robin Williams and Co.]] at [[Isithatha Theatre]] (29 April - 4 May), directed by [[Robin Williams]]. With [[Vanessa Grebe]] (Lizzie), [[Paul Leonard]] (HC Curry), [[Francois Malan]] (Starbuck), [[Bennie Gerber]] (Sheriff File), [[Matthew Hamilton]] (Jim Curry), [[Arthur Daniels]] (Noah Curry), and [[Mike McConnell]] as Sheriff Thomas.
 == Sources ==