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== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
First published in 1937.
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A comedy of Mexican village life in which a young girl, through jealousy, breaks off with her fiancé, but then - repentant - tries to win him back with the aid of well-meaning friends. Their aid however only manages to involve her in further difficulties.
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Originally performed by the Carolina Playmakers at Chapel Hill on April 25, 1936. The text first published in 1937.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
Translated into [[Afrikaans]] entitled ''[[Sondag Kos 5 Pesos]]''.
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Made into a TV Movie in 1957 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3365352/]
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Sondag Kos 5 Pesos]]'' (also referred to as ''[[Sondag Kos Vyf Pesos]]'').
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1947:  Performed in English as ''[[Sunday Costs Five Pesos]]'',  directed by [[Alexander Hegerstrom]], as part of the [[FATSSA]] District Drama Festival at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town.
 
1947:  Performed in English as ''[[Sunday Costs Five Pesos]]'',  directed by [[Alexander Hegerstrom]], as part of the [[FATSSA]] District Drama Festival at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town.
  
1978: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Sondag kos 5 Pesos]]'' by the [[Ceres Amateur Toneelvereniging]].
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1978: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Sondag Kos 5 Pesos]]'' by the [[Ceres Amateur Toneelvereniging]].
  
1978: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Sondag Kos Vyf Pesos]]'' at the [[USAT Dramafees]], by the [[ASK]] at the [[University of Stellenbosch]], on 17  March. Directed by [[Joan-Helen Dry]], with [[Annemarie Brand]], [[Ena Naudé]], [[Marieta van der Vyver]], [[Petra Heydenrych]], [[Marietjie de Villiers]]. Stage manager [[Koos Volgraaff]], assisted by [[Lynnette Breedt]].
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1978: ''[[Sondag Kos Vyf Pesos]]'' performed in the [[Libertas-teater]] in Stellenbosch on 17 March as part of the [[USAT Dramafees]] by students of the residences Dagbreek and Monica at the [[University of Stellenbosch]]. Directed by [[Joan-Helen Dry]], with [[Annemarie Brand]], [[Ena Naudé]], [[Jolette Groenewald]], [[Marelise Bester]], [[Armand Craus]]. Stage manager [[André Human]], assisted by [[Ettienne Roux]]. Prompt: [[A. Dill]]
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1979:  Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Sondag kos 5 Pesos]]'' by [[Parklane Amateur Toneelvereniging]] in Worcester.
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1979:  Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Sondag Kos 5 Pesos]]'' by [[Parklane Amateur Toneelvereniging]] in Worcester.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
Worldcat [http://sun.worldcat.org/title/sunday-costs-five-pesos-mexican-folk-comedy-in-1-act-1m-4f-1-scene/oclc/655013282].
 
  
[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. p.134.
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https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/4508/sunday-costs-five-pesos
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[[Donald Inskip]] 1972. ''Forty Little Years: The Story of a Theatre''.  Cape Town: [[Howard Timmins]]: p.134.
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[[Cornelius January]] 1997. '''n Vergelykende studie ten opsigte van die aktiwiteite van stedelike swart amateur gemeenskapsgroepe en plattelandse Swart amateur gemeenskapsgroepe in die apartheidsjare.'' Unpublished master’s thesis. Bellville: [[University of the Western Cape]]: pp. 61, 64, 72, 76.
  
[[ESAT Bibliography Ja-Ji|January]] 1997. pp. 61, 64, 72, 76.
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[[USAT Dramafees]] programme, 1978
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 05:39, 31 May 2023

Sunday Costs Five Pesos is a Mexican folk comedy in 1 act by Josefina Niggli (1910–1983; birth name "Josephine") [1].


The original text

A comedy of Mexican village life in which a young girl, through jealousy, breaks off with her fiancé, but then - repentant - tries to win him back with the aid of well-meaning friends. Their aid however only manages to involve her in further difficulties.

Originally performed by the Carolina Playmakers at Chapel Hill on April 25, 1936. The text first published in 1937.

Translations and adaptations

Made into a TV Movie in 1957 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)[2]

Translated into Afrikaans as Sondag Kos 5 Pesos (also referred to as Sondag Kos Vyf Pesos).

Performance history in South Africa

1947: Performed in English as Sunday Costs Five Pesos, directed by Alexander Hegerstrom, as part of the FATSSA District Drama Festival at the Little Theatre, Cape Town.

1978: Performed in Afrikaans as Sondag Kos 5 Pesos by the Ceres Amateur Toneelvereniging.

1978: Sondag Kos Vyf Pesos performed in the Libertas-teater in Stellenbosch on 17 March as part of the USAT Dramafees by students of the residences Dagbreek and Monica at the University of Stellenbosch. Directed by Joan-Helen Dry, with Annemarie Brand, Ena Naudé, Jolette Groenewald, Marelise Bester, Armand Craus. Stage manager André Human, assisted by Ettienne Roux. Prompt: A. Dill

1979: Performed in Afrikaans as Sondag Kos 5 Pesos by Parklane Amateur Toneelvereniging in Worcester.

Sources

https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/4508/sunday-costs-five-pesos

Donald Inskip 1972. Forty Little Years: The Story of a Theatre. Cape Town: Howard Timmins: p.134.

Cornelius January 1997. 'n Vergelykende studie ten opsigte van die aktiwiteite van stedelike swart amateur gemeenskapsgroepe en plattelandse Swart amateur gemeenskapsgroepe in die apartheidsjare. Unpublished master’s thesis. Bellville: University of the Western Cape: pp. 61, 64, 72, 76.

USAT Dramafees programme, 1978

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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