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''[[Counsellor-at-Law]]'' (1931) is a play by American playwright Elmer Rice (born 1892) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Rice]. | ''[[Counsellor-at-Law]]'' (1931) is a play by American playwright Elmer Rice (born 1892) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Rice]. | ||
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How a New York lawyer is brought to the brink of ruin by the use of questionable tactics is the central theme of the play. | How a New York lawyer is brought to the brink of ruin by the use of questionable tactics is the central theme of the play. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1938: Produced by | + | 1938: Produced by [[David Goldblatt]] for the [[Playmakers]], staged at the [[Library Theatre]], opening 25 November. The large cast included, among others, [[Stanley Raphael]], [[Sylvia Cantor]], [[Sydney Witkin]] and [[Sylvia Lazarus]]. |
1941: A [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] production was directed by [[Minna Schneier]], staged at the [[Library Theatre]], opening 8 October, starring [[Sydney Witkin]] in the title role, [[Eileen Goudvis]] in the leading woman's role, and others in the cast were [[William Godfrey]], [[C. Frederick Mill]] and [[Maree Petersen]]. | 1941: A [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] production was directed by [[Minna Schneier]], staged at the [[Library Theatre]], opening 8 October, starring [[Sydney Witkin]] in the title role, [[Eileen Goudvis]] in the leading woman's role, and others in the cast were [[William Godfrey]], [[C. Frederick Mill]] and [[Maree Petersen]]. | ||
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Theatre programme (1941 production) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2012. 242. 1. 36. | Theatre programme (1941 production) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2012. 242. 1. 36. | ||
| − | ''[[Rand Daily Mail]]'', 11 November 1938. | + | ''[[Rand Daily Mail]]'', 11 November 1938; 25 November 1938. |
''[[Rand Daily Mail]]'', 5 September 1941. | ''[[Rand Daily Mail]]'', 5 September 1941. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:24, 2 September 2022
Counsellor-at-Law (1931) is a play by American playwright Elmer Rice (born 1892) [1].
The original text
How a New York lawyer is brought to the brink of ruin by the use of questionable tactics is the central theme of the play.
Performance history in South Africa
1938: Produced by David Goldblatt for the Playmakers, staged at the Library Theatre, opening 25 November. The large cast included, among others, Stanley Raphael, Sylvia Cantor, Sydney Witkin and Sylvia Lazarus.
1941: A Johannesburg Repertory Players production was directed by Minna Schneier, staged at the Library Theatre, opening 8 October, starring Sydney Witkin in the title role, Eileen Goudvis in the leading woman's role, and others in the cast were William Godfrey, C. Frederick Mill and Maree Petersen.
Sources
Theatre programme (1941 production) held by NELM: [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2012. 242. 1. 36.
Rand Daily Mail, 11 November 1938; 25 November 1938.
Rand Daily Mail, 5 September 1941.
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