Volpone - Revision history

Darryl: /* Performance history in South Africa */

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Performance history in South Africa

Satj: /* Sources */

2025-08-05T04:49:30Z

Sources

Darryl: /* Adaptations */

2025-01-06T17:00:43Z

Adaptations

Miriamt at 08:43, 26 June 2020

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Miriamt: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2019-10-11T16:37:45Z

Performance history in South Africa

Miriamt at 07:52, 15 September 2018

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Miriamt at 12:30, 26 July 2018

2018-07-26T12:30:59Z

Miriamt: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2018-01-05T17:00:12Z

Performance history in South Africa

Miriamt at 09:32, 14 September 2017

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Miriamt: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2017-07-21T10:25:24Z

Performance history in South Africa

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 : Performed in English by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in 1952 (in an adaptation by Stefan Zweig), as part of the [[Van Riebeeck Festival]] and directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Pieter Geldenhuys]] (Corvins), [[Gerrit Wessels]] (Corbaccio), [[Vivienne Drummond]] as Canina, [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Frank Wise]] (Volpone)), [[Michael Perry]] (Voltore), [[Alan Chadwick]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Ted Darroll]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] (Moca). Costumes designed by [[Frank Graves]]. The production enjoyed another run at the [[Benoni Town Hall]] later that year and visited Rhodesia in 1953 in tandem with Shakespeare's ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', produced by [[Leonard Schach]] with the same company.
-: Performed in English by the [[University of Cape Town]]'s Dramatic Society in May in the [[Little Theatre]], directed by [[Roy Sargeant]].
+: Performed in English by the [[University of Cape Town's Dramatic Society]] in May in the [[Little Theatre]], directed by [[Roy Sargeant]].
 : ''[[Phiri]]'' first improvised and performed by [[Phoenix Players]] at [[Union Artists]] ([[Dorkay House]]), directed by [[Barney Simon]], with designs by [[Axel Peterson]], with [[Sophie Mcgina]].

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	[[ESAT Bibliography I\|Inskip, Donald P.]], 1972. p.152.		[[ESAT Bibliography I\|Inskip, Donald P.]], 1972. p.152.

−	''Performing Arts''. HSRC, 1972.	+	''Performing Arts''. [[HSRC]], 1972.
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		+	Typed copy of the text found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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 == Adaptations ==
-''[[Phiri]]'': An African jazz musical, adapted by [[Barney Simon]] to place Ben Jonson's play in a township setting, ''[[Phiri]]'' and created in 1972 with contributions by [[Oswald Mthsali]], [[Stanley Motjuwadi]] and [[Wally Serote]], and music by Mackay Davashe,  Cyril Magubane and Sophie Mgcina.  '''(See ''[[Phiri]]'')'''
+''[[Phiri]]'': An African jazz musical, adapted by [[Barney Simon]] to place Ben Jonson's play in a township setting, ''[[Phiri]]'' and created in 1972 with contributions by [[Oswald Mthsali]], [[Stanley Motjuwadi]] and [[Wally Serote]], and music by [[Mackay Davashe]],  [[Cyril Magubane]] and [[Sophie Mgcina]].  '''(See ''[[Phiri]]'')'''
 ''[[Sly Fox]]'': A play by Larry Gelbart (1976),  is an updated American version of ''[[Volpone]]'', set in San Francisco. '''(See ''[[Sly Fox]]'')'''

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 s: [[Guy Routh]] played the lead in a production in the 1930s.
-: Performed in English by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in 1952 (in an adaptation by Stefan Zweig), as part of the [[Van Riebeeck Festival]] and directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Vivienne Drummond]] as Canina, [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Michael Perry]], [[Alan Chadwick]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Ted Darroll]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. Costumes designed by [[Frank Graves]]. The production enjoyed another run at the [[Benoni Town Hall]] later that year and visited Rhodesia in 1953 in tandem with Shakespeare's ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', produced by [[Leonard Schach]] with the same company.
+: Performed in English by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in 1952 (in an adaptation by Stefan Zweig), as part of the [[Van Riebeeck Festival]] and directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Pieter Geldenhuys]] (Corvins), [[Gerrit Wessels]] (Corbaccio), [[Vivienne Drummond]] as Canina, [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Frank Wise]] (Volpone)), [[Michael Perry]] (Voltore), [[Alan Chadwick]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Ted Darroll]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] (Moca). Costumes designed by [[Frank Graves]]. The production enjoyed another run at the [[Benoni Town Hall]] later that year and visited Rhodesia in 1953 in tandem with Shakespeare's ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', produced by [[Leonard Schach]] with the same company.
 : Performed in English by the [[University of Cape Town]]'s Dramatic Society in May in the [[Little Theatre]], directed by [[Roy Sargeant]].

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	First performed in South Africa in 18/19*.		First performed in South Africa in 18/19*.
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		+	1930s: [[Guy Routh]] played the lead in a production in the 1930s.

	1952: Performed in English by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in 1952 (in an adaptation by Stefan Zweig), as part of the [[Van Riebeeck Festival]] and directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Vivienne Drummond]] as Canina, [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Michael Perry]], [[Alan Chadwick]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Ted Darroll]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. Costumes designed by [[Frank Graves]]. The production enjoyed another run at the [[Benoni Town Hall]] later that year and visited Rhodesia in 1953 in tandem with Shakespeare's ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', produced by [[Leonard Schach]] with the same company.		1952: Performed in English by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in 1952 (in an adaptation by Stefan Zweig), as part of the [[Van Riebeeck Festival]] and directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Vivienne Drummond]] as Canina, [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Michael Perry]], [[Alan Chadwick]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Ted Darroll]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. Costumes designed by [[Frank Graves]]. The production enjoyed another run at the [[Benoni Town Hall]] later that year and visited Rhodesia in 1953 in tandem with Shakespeare's ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', produced by [[Leonard Schach]] with the same company.

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 First performed in South Africa in 18/19*.
-: Performed in English by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in 1952 (in an adaptation by Stefan Zweig), as part of the [[Van Riebeeck Festival]] and directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Vivienne Drummond]] as Canina, [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Michael Perry]], [[Alan Chadwick]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Ted Darroll]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. Costumes designed by [[Frank Graves]]. The production visited Rhodesia in 1953 in tandem with Shakespeare's ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', produced by [[Leonard Schach]] with the same company.
+: Performed in English by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in 1952 (in an adaptation by Stefan Zweig), as part of the [[Van Riebeeck Festival]] and directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Vivienne Drummond]] as Canina, [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Michael Perry]], [[Alan Chadwick]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Ted Darroll]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. Costumes designed by [[Frank Graves]]. The production enjoyed another run at the [[Benoni Town Hall]] later that year and visited Rhodesia in 1953 in tandem with Shakespeare's ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', produced by [[Leonard Schach]] with the same company.
 : Performed in English by the [[University of Cape Town]]'s Dramatic Society in May in the [[Little Theatre]], directed by [[Roy Sargeant]].

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 : Performed in English by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in 1952 (in an adaptation by Stefan Zweig), as part of the [[Van Riebeeck Festival]] and directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Vivienne Drummond]] as Canina, [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Michael Perry]], [[Alan Chadwick]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Ted Darroll]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. Costumes designed by [[Frank Graves]]. The production visited Rhodesia in 1953 in tandem with Shakespeare's ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', produced by [[Leonard Schach]] with the same company.
-/1967(?): Performed in English by the [[UCT Dramatic Society]], directed by [[Roy Sargeant]].
+: Performed in English by the [[University of Cape Town]]'s Dramatic Society in May in the [[Little Theatre]], directed by [[Roy Sargeant]].
 : ''[[Phiri]]'' first improvised and performed by [[Phoenix Players]] at [[Union Artists]] ([[Dorkay House]]), directed by [[Barney Simon]], with designs by [[Axel Peterson]], with [[Sophie Mcgina]].
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 ==Sources==
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volpone
+Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volpone].
 [[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 59.
-''Lantern'', 9:294-298. 1952.
+''[[Lantern]]'', 9:294-298. 1952.
 ''Performing Arts''. HSRC, 1972.