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by [[Isabel Mcreynolds Gray]]. One-act. Cast: mixed. Afrikaans translation by [[Bernie Visser]]: ''[[‘n Malhuis vir Ontbyt]]''.
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''[[A Mad Breakfast]]'' is a one-act play by Isabel McReynolds Gray ()[]
  
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==The original text==
  
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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]
  
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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://www.shoreschool.org/news-detail?pk=1087630#
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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 ()[]

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

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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

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