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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
The title and - probably the text - appear to have been derived from the volume ''The Best of Dorothy Parker'', a collection of Dorothy Parker's poems, stories and sketches published originally published in New York, 1952 and in London by Methuen & Co. in 1953.
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The title and - probably the text - appear to have been derived from the volume ''The Best of Dorothy Parker'', a collection of Dorothy Parker's poems, stories and sketches published originally published by Methuen & Co. in 1952.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=DO8EAQAAIAAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions]
  
A new edition by The Folio Society published in 2022, illustrated by Helen Smithson and introduced by Mervyn Horder.[https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/the-best-of-dorothy-parker.html]
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A new edition by The Folio Society published in 1995 (First Impression No.830)[https://www.hcbooksonline.com/product/best-dorothy-parker-folio-society-1995/] and again in 2022, the latter illustrated by Helen Smithson and introduced by Mervyn Horder.[https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/the-best-of-dorothy-parker.html]
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1967: Performed by the [[CAPAB]] English Company as a tribute in the year of her death.  
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1967: Performed by the [[CAPAB]] English Company as a tribute in the year of her death. The text possibly compiled and dramatised by the director and company.
 
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Parker
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Parker
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https://books.google.co.za/books?id=DO8EAQAAIAAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions
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https://www.hcbooksonline.com/product/best-dorothy-parker-folio-society-1995/
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https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/the-best-of-dorothy-parker.html
  
 
Biography of [[Peter Curtis]] submitted to [[ESAT]] by [[Craig Curtis]] in September 2023.  
 
Biography of [[Peter Curtis]] submitted to [[ESAT]] by [[Craig Curtis]] in September 2023.  

Latest revision as of 18:21, 5 October 2023

The Best of Dorothy Parker is a stage presentation based on the life and work of Dorothy Parker(1893-1967)[1]

The original text

The title and - probably the text - appear to have been derived from the volume The Best of Dorothy Parker, a collection of Dorothy Parker's poems, stories and sketches published originally published by Methuen & Co. in 1952.[2]

A new edition by The Folio Society published in 1995 (First Impression No.830)[3] and again in 2022, the latter illustrated by Helen Smithson and introduced by Mervyn Horder.[4]

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1967: Performed by the CAPAB English Company as a tribute in the year of her death. The text possibly compiled and dramatised by the director and company.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Parker

https://books.google.co.za/books?id=DO8EAQAAIAAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions

https://www.hcbooksonline.com/product/best-dorothy-parker-folio-society-1995/

https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/the-best-of-dorothy-parker.html

Biography of Peter Curtis submitted to ESAT by Craig Curtis in September 2023.

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