Difference between revisions of "The Sign of the Cross"
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1902: Performed by [[Wilson Barrett]] and his company (?) | 1902: Performed by [[Wilson Barrett]] and his company (?) | ||
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1930: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Teken van die Kruis]]'' by [[Jean Plaat-Stultjes]] and his company in 1930. | 1930: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Teken van die Kruis]]'' by [[Jean Plaat-Stultjes]] and his company in 1930. | ||
Revision as of 06:58, 19 March 2020
The Sign of the Cross is a play by Wilson Barrett.
Contents
The original text
Thelma Gutsche referred to this play as one of Leonard Rayne's greatest successes.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Die Teken van die Kruis and produced by Jean Plaat-Stultjes in 1930.
Performance history in South Africa
1898: First performed in South Africa on 23 June by W.J. Holloway and his company, playing in Cape Town for 4 weeks.
1902: Performed by Wilson Barrett and his company (?)
19**: Performed by Leonard Rayne and his company. Thelma Gutsche referred to this play as one of Leonard Rayne's greatest successes.
1930: Performed in Afrikaans as Die Teken van die Kruis by Jean Plaat-Stultjes and his company in 1930.
Sources
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.
Thelma Gutsche 1940c. "Cut out the cackle". The South African Theatre, Music and Dance, 1(2):14-15.
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