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| − | ''[[The Man of Forty]]'' is a play by Walter Frith (1856-1941)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Frith] | + | ''[[The Man of Forty]]'' is a play in four acts by Walter Frith (1856-1941)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Frith] |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | First performed | + | First performed at the Theatre Royal, Manchester, on 27 October, 18989, and the revised version by George Alexander at the 28 March - 6 July 1900 at the St James Theatre, London, the latter then produced in the USA by Daniel Frohman at Daly's Theatre, New York, playing from 26 November to 20 December, 1900. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| − | + | 1901: According to [[D.C. Boonzaier]]'s reminiscences (1923), ''[[The Man of Forty]]'' was performed by the [[Sass and Nelson Company]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, as part of a season of plays that commenced on 11 May. | |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/the-man-of-forty-5816 | https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/the-man-of-forty-5816 | ||
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| + | https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-man-of-forty-4811 | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Frith | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Frith | ||
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| + | J.P. Wearing. 2013. ''The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. (Second, revised edition, p. 11). Scarecrow Press, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=o5JWAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=the+man+of+forty+is+a+play+by+walter+frith&source=bl&ots=1PSKOX3HhN&sig=ACfU3U0uX7F30V8GIAJhwq_tEfnRjDxynQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi276TTtLrrAhUOXhUIHVCABYA4ChDoATAGegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=the%20man%20of%20forty%20is%20a%20play%20by%20walter%20frith&f=false] | ||
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| + | Lucie Sutherland. 2020. ''George Alexander and the Work of the Actor-Manager''. Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Springer Nature | ||
| + | [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=m1nvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA266&lpg=PA266&dq=the+man+of+forty+is+a+play+by+walter+frith&source=bl&ots=F5RP69MW77&sig=ACfU3U1OaY9AvQ94cqWcvBRkdv5SxwBcxg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi276TTtLrrAhUOXhUIHVCABYA4ChDoATACegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=the%20man%20of%20forty%20is%20a%20play%20by%20walter%20frith&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.) | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.409 |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:24, 27 August 2020
The Man of Forty is a play in four acts by Walter Frith (1856-1941)[1]
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Manchester, on 27 October, 18989, and the revised version by George Alexander at the 28 March - 6 July 1900 at the St James Theatre, London, the latter then produced in the USA by Daniel Frohman at Daly's Theatre, New York, playing from 26 November to 20 December, 1900.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1901: According to D.C. Boonzaier's reminiscences (1923), The Man of Forty was performed by the Sass and Nelson Company in the Opera House, Cape Town, as part of a season of plays that commenced on 11 May.
Sources
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/the-man-of-forty-5816
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-man-of-forty-4811
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Frith
J.P. Wearing. 2013. The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. (Second, revised edition, p. 11). Scarecrow Press, Google E-book[2]
Lucie Sutherland. 2020. George Alexander and the Work of the Actor-Manager. Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Springer Nature [3]
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.409
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