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| − | ''To What Red Hell'' | + | ''[[To What Red Hell]]'' is a play by British playwright Percy Robinson (born 1885) [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732972/], first performed in 1926. Successfully and twice made into a silent film. It is a melodrama concerning the death penalty. The body of a woman is found in a boarding house. At first she appears to have gassed herself, but it turns out that she has been strangled. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Produced by [[Muriel Alexander]] for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Repertory Players]] (1929?), starring [[Sylvie Mathey]], [[Graham Daniels]], [[Phyllis Patley]], [[Bruce Lezard]], [[Henry Ginsberg]], [[A. Norris Goodman]] and others. | + | 1929: Produced by [[Muriel Alexander]] for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Repertory Players]] (1929?), starring [[Sylvie Mathey]], [[Graham Daniels]], [[Phyllis Patley]], [[Bruce Lezard]], [[Henry Ginsberg]], [[A. Norris Goodman]] and others. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | ''Footlights'' 1(6):16, 1929. | + | ''[[Footlights]]'' 1(6):16, 1929. |
http://www.skepticaldoctor.com/2013/08/14/to-what-red-hell/ | http://www.skepticaldoctor.com/2013/08/14/to-what-red-hell/ | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:26, 6 May 2019
To What Red Hell is a play by British playwright Percy Robinson (born 1885) [1], first performed in 1926. Successfully and twice made into a silent film. It is a melodrama concerning the death penalty. The body of a woman is found in a boarding house. At first she appears to have gassed herself, but it turns out that she has been strangled.
Performance history in South Africa
1929: Produced by Muriel Alexander for the Repertory Players (1929?), starring Sylvie Mathey, Graham Daniels, Phyllis Patley, Bruce Lezard, Henry Ginsberg, A. Norris Goodman and others.
Sources
Footlights 1(6):16, 1929.
http://www.skepticaldoctor.com/2013/08/14/to-what-red-hell/
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