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| − | ''[[Mrs Dot]]'' is a | + | ''[[Mrs Dot]]'' is a farce in three acts by W. Somerset Maugham ()[]. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | The play, was originally called ''[[Worthley's Entire]]'', presents a satirical portrait of Edwardian society and its through the story of the relationship between the vivacious, rich and enterprising widow Frances Annandale Worthley ("Mrs Dot") and Gerald Halstane. | ||
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| + | This play, was first produced at the Comedy Theatre, Haymarket, London, on April 26, 1908, by Charles Frohman, with [[Marie Tempest]] as "Mrs Dot". The text was first published by William Heinemann, 1912 | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Samuel J. Rogal. 1997. ''A William Somerset Maugham Encyclopedia''. Greenwood Publishing Group. | ||
| + | By [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=H0MqigagKTkC&pg=PA188&lpg=PA188&dq=Mrs+Dot+is+a+play+by+Somerset+Maugham&source=bl&ots=hwH0WUcM4E&sig=ACfU3U0NpZxs13D2OmnYMhsxWkdNDlxfew&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiJpqWk4cbqAhWfSRUIHfRwDEI4ChDoATAIegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=Mrs%20Dot%20is%20a%20play%20by%20Somerset%20Maugham&f=false] | ||
[[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | [[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
Revision as of 05:33, 12 July 2020
Mrs Dot is a farce in three acts by W. Somerset Maugham ()[].
Contents
The original text
The play, was originally called Worthley's Entire, presents a satirical portrait of Edwardian society and its through the story of the relationship between the vivacious, rich and enterprising widow Frances Annandale Worthley ("Mrs Dot") and Gerald Halstane.
This play, was first produced at the Comedy Theatre, Haymarket, London, on April 26, 1908, by Charles Frohman, with Marie Tempest as "Mrs Dot". The text was first published by William Heinemann, 1912
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1918: Performed by Marie Tempest touring company, with a cast that also included Hélène Vaubré
Sources
Samuel J. Rogal. 1997. A William Somerset Maugham Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. By [1]
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: p.429
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