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''Dear delinquent'' is a play by Jack Popplewell. Penelope Shawn is a very pretty, very appealing young girl who has a most unusual profession; she's a burglar. Burglary is part of her family's tradition. When David Warren finds her attempting to rob his apartment, he decides it's up to him to reform her. Penelope, who finds David most attractive, is more than willing to be reformed by him, but his fiancee, Helen Chandler, is not particularly enthusiastic about the idea.  
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''Dear Delinquent'' is a play by Jack Popplewell. Penelope Shawn is a very pretty, very appealing young girl who has a most unusual profession; she's a burglar. Burglary is part of her family's tradition. When David Warren finds her attempting to rob his apartment, he decides it's up to him to reform her. Penelope, who finds David most attractive, is more than willing to be reformed by him, but his fiancee, Helen Chandler, is not particularly enthusiastic about the idea.  
  
  
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
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Theatre programme held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: ASCH, Valda]: 2005. 65. 1. 1.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
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Revision as of 17:34, 16 April 2016

Dear Delinquent is a play by Jack Popplewell. Penelope Shawn is a very pretty, very appealing young girl who has a most unusual profession; she's a burglar. Burglary is part of her family's tradition. When David Warren finds her attempting to rob his apartment, he decides it's up to him to reform her. Penelope, who finds David most attractive, is more than willing to be reformed by him, but his fiancee, Helen Chandler, is not particularly enthusiastic about the idea.


The original text

Published by Dramatists Play Service, ISBN: 9780822202868.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Presented by the Johannesburg Repertory Players [24.5.1958].


Sources

Theatre programme held by NELM: [Collection: ASCH, Valda]: 2005. 65. 1. 1.

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