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| − | First produced at the Comedy Theatre, London on 23 September, 1909. | + | First produced at the Comedy Theatre, London on 23 September, 1909. Published in London by Heinemann in 1913 and in Chicago by The Dramatic Publishing Company, [1913?]. |
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1910: Performed by the [[De Jong-Black Company]] at the [[Tivoli Theatre]], Cape Town, opening to great acclaim on 12 January with a cast that included [[Herbert Ford]], [[Augustus Wheatman]], [[Louis du Cane]], [[Maud Townsend]] and [[Kate Walbram]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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Facsimile version of the American text of 1913, Hathi Trust Digital Library[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000055117513;view=1up;seq=7] | Facsimile version of the American text of 1913, Hathi Trust Digital Library[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000055117513;view=1up;seq=7] | ||
| − | + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Somerset_Maugham | |
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_W._Somerset_Maugham#Plays | ||
[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | [[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.431-2 |
Latest revision as of 05:29, 28 May 2021
Smith is a comedy in four acts by W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)[1]
Contents
The original text
First produced at the Comedy Theatre, London on 23 September, 1909. Published in London by Heinemann in 1913 and in Chicago by The Dramatic Publishing Company, [1913?].
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1910: Performed by the De Jong-Black Company at the Tivoli Theatre, Cape Town, opening to great acclaim on 12 January with a cast that included Herbert Ford, Augustus Wheatman, Louis du Cane, Maud Townsend and Kate Walbram.
Sources
Facsimile version of the American text of 1913, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Somerset_Maugham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_W._Somerset_Maugham#Plays
D.C. Boonzaier. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.431-2
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