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| − | '' | + | ''[[The Two Mrs. Carrolls]]'' is a 1935 play by Martin Vale (the pen-name of Marguerite Veiller, 1883-1969) [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0883901/]. |
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | A suspenseful play about an attempted murder set in the South of France before World War 2. Originally written as a three-act play, performed in 1935 and published by George Allen & Unwin in 1936. | ||
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| + | Later reworked as a two act play and published by [[Samuel French]] in 1951. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| − | The play was translated into [[Afrikaans]] entitled ''Gevaarlike Huwelik''. | + | The play was translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Ignatius Mocke]] entitled ''[[Gevaarlike Huwelik]]'' (1935). |
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| + | Translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[De twee vrouwen van mr. Carroll]]'' and performed by Paul de Groot's company in the Netherlands, 1936. | ||
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| + | Translated into French as ''[[Les Deux Madame Carroll]]'' by Meg Villars and Max Viterbo (1938) | ||
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| + | Adapted for film in 1947, produced by Warner Brothers, screenplay by Thomas Job, directed by Peter Godfrey and featuring Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, and Alexis Smith. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| − | + | 193?: Performed in Bloemfontein, starring [[Aubrey Gallow]]. | |
| − | 1937: Presented by the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] at the [[Little Theatre]] in December, directed by [[George Vollaire]]. | + | 1935: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Gevaarlike Huwelik]]'' was performed by the [[André Huguenet]] Company in 1935, with [[André Huguenet]], [[Paula Styger]] and [[Lydia Lindeque]]. |
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| + | 1937: Presented in English by the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] at the [[Little Theatre]] in December, directed by [[George Vollaire]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Mrs._Carrolls | ||
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| + | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0423357/ | ||
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''[[The South African Theatre, Music and Dance]]'', 1(1), 1939. | ''[[The South African Theatre, Music and Dance]]'', 1(1), 1939. | ||
| − | ''Helikon'', 2(9):10. | + | ''[[Helikon]]'', 2(9):10. |
''[[Geleende Vere]]'' programme notes. | ''[[Geleende Vere]]'' programme notes. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:18, 30 September 2022
The Two Mrs. Carrolls is a 1935 play by Martin Vale (the pen-name of Marguerite Veiller, 1883-1969) [1].
Contents
The original text
A suspenseful play about an attempted murder set in the South of France before World War 2. Originally written as a three-act play, performed in 1935 and published by George Allen & Unwin in 1936.
Later reworked as a two act play and published by Samuel French in 1951.
Translations and adaptations
The play was translated into Afrikaans by Ignatius Mocke entitled Gevaarlike Huwelik (1935).
Translated into Dutch as De twee vrouwen van mr. Carroll and performed by Paul de Groot's company in the Netherlands, 1936.
Translated into French as Les Deux Madame Carroll by Meg Villars and Max Viterbo (1938)
Adapted for film in 1947, produced by Warner Brothers, screenplay by Thomas Job, directed by Peter Godfrey and featuring Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, and Alexis Smith.
Performance history in South Africa
193?: Performed in Bloemfontein, starring Aubrey Gallow.
1935: Performed in Afrikaans as Gevaarlike Huwelik was performed by the André Huguenet Company in 1935, with André Huguenet, Paula Styger and Lydia Lindeque.
1937: Presented in English by the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society at the Little Theatre in December, directed by George Vollaire.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Mrs._Carrolls
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0423357/
The South African Theatre, Music and Dance, 1(1), 1939.
Helikon, 2(9):10.
Geleende Vere programme notes.
Inskip, 1972. p.122.
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