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| − | ''[[The Fires of Fate]]'' is a play in 4 acts by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)[] | + | ''[[The Fires of Fate]]'' is a play in 4 acts by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle] |
| − | + | ==The original text== | |
| − | + | Subtitled "A Modern Morality Play", it is an adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle's own novel ''The Tragedy of the Korosko'' (1897). The stage adaptation was first performed at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 15 June 1909. It later transferred to the Haymarket Theatre (12 to 31 August 1909) and the Lyric Theatre (6 September to 9 October 1909). First performed in the USA at the Illinois Theatre, Chicago, 1909 and New York’s Liberty Theatre in December 1909. | |
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1910: Produced by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company, as part of their repertoire of six plays, opening at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, and then touring the various cities, including a performances at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in April. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_Fires_of_Fate_(play_1909) | https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_Fires_of_Fate_(play_1909) | ||
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http://freeread.com.au/@RGLibrary/ArthurConanDoyle/PoetryDrama/TheFiresOfFate.html | http://freeread.com.au/@RGLibrary/ArthurConanDoyle/PoetryDrama/TheFiresOfFate.html | ||
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| + | [[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.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.433 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:57, 13 July 2020
The Fires of Fate is a play in 4 acts by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)[1]
Contents
The original text
Subtitled "A Modern Morality Play", it is an adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle's own novel The Tragedy of the Korosko (1897). The stage adaptation was first performed at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 15 June 1909. It later transferred to the Haymarket Theatre (12 to 31 August 1909) and the Lyric Theatre (6 September to 9 October 1909). First performed in the USA at the Illinois Theatre, Chicago, 1909 and New York’s Liberty Theatre in December 1909.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1910: Produced by Leonard Rayne and his company, as part of their repertoire of six plays, opening at the Standard Theatre, Johannesburg, and then touring the various cities, including a performances at the Opera House, Cape Town, in April.
Sources
https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_Fires_of_Fate_(play_1909)
Facsimile version of a typewritten Promptbook for The Fires of Fate, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library Digital Collections[2]
http://freeread.com.au/@RGLibrary/ArthurConanDoyle/PoetryDrama/TheFiresOfFate.html
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.433
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
