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	1898: First performed in South Africa on 23 June by [[W.J. Holloway]] and his company, playing in Cape Town for 4 weeks.		1898: First performed in South Africa on 23 June by [[W.J. Holloway]] and his company, playing in Cape Town for 4 weeks.
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		+	June 22 through June 26, 1899: Staged at the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] where it attracted large audiences.

	1901: According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), [[The Holloway Theatre Company]] performed ''[[Quo Vadis]]'' in Cape Town, but since [[D.C. Boonzaier\|Boonzaier]] says that "(o)nly the vaguest recollection remains with me of Mr Holloway's ''[[Quo Vadis]]''", it is quite probable that the play performed in this case was in fact ''[[The Sign of the Cross]]''. Interestingly, [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) adds an tantalizing note to this when he ascribes the play to "S. Strange", but then adds "Adapted from H. Sienkiewicz's novel by W. Barrett" in a footnote on p 408 of his history.		1901: According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), [[The Holloway Theatre Company]] performed ''[[Quo Vadis]]'' in Cape Town, but since [[D.C. Boonzaier\|Boonzaier]] says that "(o)nly the vaguest recollection remains with me of Mr Holloway's ''[[Quo Vadis]]''", it is quite probable that the play performed in this case was in fact ''[[The Sign of the Cross]]''. Interestingly, [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) adds an tantalizing note to this when he ascribes the play to "S. Strange", but then adds "Adapted from H. Sienkiewicz's novel by W. Barrett" in a footnote on p 408 of his history.

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	1902: Performed by [[Wilson Barrett]] and his company at the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town, under the management of the [[Wheeler Brothers]] as part of a short season that also included ''[[The Silver King]]'' (Jones and Herman) and ''[[The Manxman]]'' (Caine/Barrett). The cast of the play included [[Wilson Barrett]] and [[Ambrose Manning]].		1902: Performed by [[Wilson Barrett]] and his company at the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town, under the management of the [[Wheeler Brothers]] as part of a short season that also included ''[[The Silver King]]'' (Jones and Herman) and ''[[The Manxman]]'' (Caine/Barrett). The cast of the play included [[Wilson Barrett]] and [[Ambrose Manning]].
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		+	1904: Produced by the [[Wheeler Brothers]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, opening on 19 November, with a cast that included [[Clifford Pembroke]] and [[Sylvia Cavalho]] in the leading roles.

	1910: Produced by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company, as part of their repertoire of six plays, opening at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, and then touring the various cities, including a performances at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in April. [[Thelma Gutsche]] referred to this play as one of [[Leonard Rayne]]'s greatest successes.		1910: Produced by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company, as part of their repertoire of six plays, opening at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, and then touring the various cities, including a performances at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in April. [[Thelma Gutsche]] referred to this play as one of [[Leonard Rayne]]'s greatest successes.

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 [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 406, 411, 421, 433
 [[Thelma Gutsche]] 1940c. "Cut out the cackle". ''[[The South African Theatre, Music and Dance]]'', 1(2):14-15.

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 : Performed by [[Wilson Barrett]] and his company at the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town, under the management of the [[Wheeler Brothers]] as part of a short season that also included ''[[The Silver King]]'' (Jones and Herman) and ''[[The Manxman]]'' (Caine/Barrett). The cast of the play included [[Wilson Barrett]] and [[Ambrose Manning]].
-**: Performed by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company. [[Thelma Gutsche]] referred to this play as one of [[Leonard Rayne]]'s greatest successes.
+: Produced by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company, as part of their repertoire of six plays, opening at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, and then touring the various cities, including a performances at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in April. [[Thelma Gutsche]] referred to this play as one of [[Leonard Rayne]]'s greatest successes.
 : Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Teken van die Kruis]]'' by [[Jean Plaat-Stultjes]] and his company in 1930.

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 : First performed in South Africa on 23 June by [[W.J. Holloway]] and his company, playing in Cape Town for 4 weeks.
-: According to  [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923),  [[The Holloway Theatre Company]] performed ''[[Quo Vadis]]'' in Cape Town, but since [[D.C. Boonzaier|Boonzaier]] says that "(o)nly the vaguest recollection remains with me of Mr Holloway's ''[[Quo Vadis]]''", it is quite probably that the play performed in this case was in fact ''[[The Sign of the Cross]]''.  Interestingly,   [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) adds an intriguing note to this when he ascribes the play to "S. Strange", but then adds "Adapted from H. Sienkiewicz's novel by W. Barrett" in a footnote on p 408 of his history.
+: According to  [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923),  [[The Holloway Theatre Company]] performed ''[[Quo Vadis]]'' in Cape Town, but since [[D.C. Boonzaier|Boonzaier]] says that "(o)nly the vaguest recollection remains with me of Mr Holloway's ''[[Quo Vadis]]''", it is quite probable that the play performed in this case was in fact ''[[The Sign of the Cross]]''.  Interestingly,   [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) adds an tantalizing note to this when he ascribes the play to "S. Strange", but then adds "Adapted from H. Sienkiewicz's novel by W. Barrett" in a footnote on p 408 of his history.
 : Performed by [[Wilson Barrett]] and his company at the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town, under the management of the [[Wheeler Brothers]] as part of a short season that also included ''[[The Silver King]]'' (Jones and Herman) and ''[[The Manxman]]'' (Caine/Barrett). The cast of the play included [[Wilson Barrett]] and [[Ambrose Manning]].

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 == Translations and adaptations ==
-Twice filmed, in 1914 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sign_of_the_Cross_(1914_film)] and in 1923 by Cecil B. de Mille[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sign_of_the_Cross_(1932_film)]
+Twice filmed, in 1914, directed by Frederick A. Thomson[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sign_of_the_Cross_(1914_film)] and in 1932, produced and directed by Cecil B. de Mille[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sign_of_the_Cross_(1932_film)]
 Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Die Teken van die Kruis]]''''' and produced by [[Jean Plaat-Stultjes]] in 1930.

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 ==Sources==
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sign_of_the_Cross_(play)
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sign_of_the_Cross_(1932_film)
 [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

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	== Translations and adaptations ==		== Translations and adaptations ==
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		+	Twice filmed, in 1914 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sign_of_the_Cross_(1914_film)] and in 1923 by Cecil B. de Mille[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sign_of_the_Cross_(1932_film)]

	Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Die Teken van die Kruis]]''''' and produced by [[Jean Plaat-Stultjes]] in 1930.		Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Die Teken van die Kruis]]''''' and produced by [[Jean Plaat-Stultjes]] in 1930.

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 Claimed to have been his attempt to bridge the gap between Church and stage,
-The play's story resembles the Polish novel ''Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero'' by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henryk_Sienkiewicz], which was first published between 26 March 1895 and 29 February 1896 in the ''Gazeta Polska'', the first instalment appearing a mere two days before the play's first production in the USA. However, besides smaller differences, the endings of the two works differ greatly, for in ''[[Quo Vadis]]'' the lovers "Marcus Vinicius" and "Lygia" survive,  while "Nero" and "Poppea" are the ones who die.
+The play's story resembles the Polish novel ''Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero'' by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henryk_Sienkiewicz], which was first published between 26 March 1895 and 29 February 1896 in the ''Gazeta Polska'', the first instalment appearing a mere two days before the play's first production in the USA, and eleven months before its publication as a Polish book in 1896. However, besides smaller differences, the endings of the two works differ greatly, for in ''[[Quo Vadis]]'' the lovers "Marcus Vinicius" and "Lygia" survive,  while "Nero" and "Poppea" are the ones who die.
 The play was originally produced by [[Wilson Barrett]] at the Grand Opera House, St. Louis, Missouri on 28 March 1895,  before it was presented on Broadway at the Knickerbocker Theatre in late 1895. Barrett also took it to England,  opening  at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, on 26 August 1895, before taking it to the Lyric Theatre, London, in 1896.