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''[[Therese]]'' is the title of a play that , according to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), was performed by [[Joseph Ashman]] and the "[[Ashman Group]]" as part of a short season in Cape Town's [[Opera House]] in 1894. Neither Boonzaier nor [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (who cites Boonzaier in his 1980 book) mention an author. | ''[[Therese]]'' is the title of a play that , according to [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923), was performed by [[Joseph Ashman]] and the "[[Ashman Group]]" as part of a short season in Cape Town's [[Opera House]] in 1894. Neither Boonzaier nor [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (who cites Boonzaier in his 1980 book) mention an author. | ||
| − | It ''may'' have been an English version of ''[[Thérèse Raquin]]'' by Émile Zola, first staged in London in 1891. | + | It ''may'' have been a reference to an English version of ''[[Thérèse Raquin]]'' by Émile Zola, first staged in London in 1891. |
'''See also ''[[Thérèse Raquin]]''''' | '''See also ''[[Thérèse Raquin]]''''' | ||
Latest revision as of 04:56, 28 June 2021
Therese is the title of a play that , according to D.C. Boonzaier (1923), was performed by Joseph Ashman and the "Ashman Group" as part of a short season in Cape Town's Opera House in 1894. Neither Boonzaier nor F.C.L. Bosman (who cites Boonzaier in his 1980 book) mention an author.
It may have been a reference to an English version of Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola, first staged in London in 1891.
See also Thérèse Raquin
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 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.400.
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