Difference between revisions of "A Man's Shadow"
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Adapted into English as '''''[[A Man's Shadow]]''''' by Robert Buchanan ()[]. | + | Adapted into English as '''''[[A Man's Shadow]]''''' by Robert Buchanan (1841-1901)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Williams_Buchanan]. First produced in 1890. |
| − | Made into a 1920 British silent crime film called ''[[A Man's Shadow]]'' directed by Sidney Morgan.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man%27s_Shadow] | + | Made into a 1920 British silent crime film called ''[[A Man's Shadow]]'' directed by Sidney Morgan.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man%27s_Shadow] |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 05:33, 2 November 2019
Contents
The original text
A man murders a Jewish moneylender, but his doppelganger is accused of the crime.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted into English as A Man's Shadow by Robert Buchanan (1841-1901)[1]. First produced in 1890.
Made into a 1920 British silent crime film called A Man's Shadow directed by Sidney Morgan.[2]
Performance history in South Africa
1894: Performed in the Opera House, Cape Town, by the visiting Emilie Bevan Comedy Company as part of their second season.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man%27s_Shadow
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 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.394-5
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
