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Original title in Hebrew ''LeIå-fanim o leIå-ahoIDr''. Translated from the original Hebrew by D. Mierowsky (Ben Eliezer). Published by Bloch Publishing Company; 1st Edition edition (1933). | Original title in Hebrew ''LeIå-fanim o leIå-ahoIDr''. Translated from the original Hebrew by D. Mierowsky (Ben Eliezer). Published by Bloch Publishing Company; 1st Edition edition (1933). | ||
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| + | The printed copy of the play shows that fully acted it would run for nearly five hours. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1935: [[Elsie Salomon]] directed a reading of a shortened version of the play at the [[Standard Theatre]]. | ||
| + | 1936: [[Sheila Nathanson]] directed the shortened version for a production by the Northern Districts Zionists Youth Society on 5 August 1936. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[SACat]], a union catalogue of items held by Southern African libraries. | [[SACat]], a union catalogue of items held by Southern African libraries. | ||
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| + | ''[[Rand Daily Mail]]'', 31 July 1936. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:38, 23 October 2019
Conflicting worlds: a drama of present day Jewish life is a play by Galician-born South African rabbi and writer Judah Leo Landau (1866-1942) [1].
The original text
Original title in Hebrew LeIå-fanim o leIå-ahoIDr. Translated from the original Hebrew by D. Mierowsky (Ben Eliezer). Published by Bloch Publishing Company; 1st Edition edition (1933).
The printed copy of the play shows that fully acted it would run for nearly five hours.
Performance history in South Africa
1935: Elsie Salomon directed a reading of a shortened version of the play at the Standard Theatre.
1936: Sheila Nathanson directed the shortened version for a production by the Northern Districts Zionists Youth Society on 5 August 1936.
Sources
Database: SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES [SOAS].
SACat, a union catalogue of items held by Southern African libraries.
Rand Daily Mail, 31 July 1936.
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