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''The Cocktail Party'' by T.S. Eliot. Contemporary verse version of Euripides's ''Alcestis'', set in a drawing room and a psychiatrist's consulting room. Produced by [[NTO]] in 1951 with [[André Huguenet]], [[Gwen Adeler]], [[Marda Vanne]], [[Robert Whitfield]], [[Ronald Wallace]], [[Hymie Shapiro]], [[Merilyn Oates]], [[Marcia Colville]], [[Frank Wise]],  and directed by **.  (Source: ''Helikon'', 1(2), with portraits of the actors).
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''[[The Cocktail Party]]'' is a verse play by T.S. Eliot (1888–1965)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot].  
  
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A contemporary verse version of Euripides's ''[[Alcestis]]'', set in a drawing room and a psychiatrist's consulting room. Made its debut at the Edinburgh Festival in 1949 and premiered on Broadway on January 21, 1950,
  
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1951: Produced by [[Marda Vanne]] for the [[National Theatre Organisation]], opening 6 August 1951 in Pretoia, with [[André Huguenet]] ("Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly"), [[Gwen Adeler]] ("Julia"), [[Marda Vanne]], [[Robert Whitfield]], [[Ronald Wallace]], [[Hymie Shapiro]], [[Merilyn Oates]] ("Celia"), [[Marcia Colville]] ("Lavinia"), [[Frank Wise]] (Lavinia's husband). Décor by [[Nina Campbell-Quine]].
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1965: Presented by the [[University of Cape Town]]'s Speech and Drama Department at the [[Little Theatre]] in June, directed by Robert Mohr
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==Sources==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cocktail_Party
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[[J.C.F. Littlewood]]. 1955. " ''[[The Cocktail Party]]'', or 'Never trust the artist....", ''[[Standpunte]]'' (Vol 10 no 5, April/Mei 1955) pp. 12-18.
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''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 25 July 1951.
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''[[Helikon]]'', 1(2). December 1951.
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''[[Lantern]]'', 1(5):521. May 1952.
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[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. p.151.
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 6 August 2024

The Cocktail Party is a verse play by T.S. Eliot (1888–1965)[1].

The original text

A contemporary verse version of Euripides's Alcestis, set in a drawing room and a psychiatrist's consulting room. Made its debut at the Edinburgh Festival in 1949 and premiered on Broadway on January 21, 1950,

South African productions

1951: Produced by Marda Vanne for the National Theatre Organisation, opening 6 August 1951 in Pretoia, with André Huguenet ("Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly"), Gwen Adeler ("Julia"), Marda Vanne, Robert Whitfield, Ronald Wallace, Hymie Shapiro, Merilyn Oates ("Celia"), Marcia Colville ("Lavinia"), Frank Wise (Lavinia's husband). Décor by Nina Campbell-Quine.

1965: Presented by the University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department at the Little Theatre in June, directed by Robert Mohr

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot

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

J.C.F. Littlewood. 1955. " The Cocktail Party, or 'Never trust the artist....", Standpunte (Vol 10 no 5, April/Mei 1955) pp. 12-18.

The Rand Daily Mail, 25 July 1951.

Helikon, 1(2). December 1951.

Lantern, 1(5):521. May 1952.

Inskip, 1972. p.151.

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