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| − | + | ''[[A Mad Breakfast]]'' is a one-act play by Isabel McReynolds Gray ()[] | |
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | Written in 1929 during the Vaudeville era, the comedy takes place at a boarding house where two boarders and practical jokers, Jones and Miss Brown, tell each of the guests at their boarding house that a wealthy visitor, Mr. Long, is greatly interested in their individual hobbies. Long on the other hand is told the house is an insane asylum. Chaos ensues.[https://www.amazon.com/Mad-Breakfast-Isabel-McReynolds-Gray/dp/0874407001] | |
| − | Return to [[ | + | Published by W.H. Baker, 1957, and later reprinted in the series ''Baker's Plays'' by [[Samuel French]], Inc. in 2011. |
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[['n Malhuis vir Ontbyt]]'' by [[Bernie Visser]]: . | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://www.amazon.com/Mad-Breakfast-Isabel-McReynolds-Gray/dp/0874407001 | ||
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| + | https://books.google.co.za/books?id=H8LyE-ef9A8C&source=gbs_book_other_versions | ||
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| + | https://www.shoreschool.org/news-detail?pk=1087630# | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Films]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Radio/Plays|South African Radio Plays and Serials]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Television/Plays|South African Television Plays and Series]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:07, 9 October 2023
A Mad Breakfast is a one-act play by Isabel McReynolds Gray ()[]
Contents
The original text
Written in 1929 during the Vaudeville era, the comedy takes place at a boarding house where two boarders and practical jokers, Jones and Miss Brown, tell each of the guests at their boarding house that a wealthy visitor, Mr. Long, is greatly interested in their individual hobbies. Long on the other hand is told the house is an insane asylum. Chaos ensues.[1]
Published by W.H. Baker, 1957, and later reprinted in the series Baker's Plays by Samuel French, Inc. in 2011.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as 'n Malhuis vir Ontbyt by Bernie Visser: .
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://www.amazon.com/Mad-Breakfast-Isabel-McReynolds-Gray/dp/0874407001
https://books.google.co.za/books?id=H8LyE-ef9A8C&source=gbs_book_other_versions
https://www.shoreschool.org/news-detail?pk=1087630#
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
