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| + | ''[[How He Lied to Her Husband]]'' is a one-act comedy by [[George Bernard Shaw]] (1856-1950)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw] | ||
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| + | Set in the drawing room of a flat located on Cromwell Road in London it is a play about a poet who falls in love with a married woman. | ||
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| + | Shaw wrote it at the request of actor Arnold Daly, over a period of four days while he was vacationing in Scotland in 1904. It was first performed by Daly in New York as a curtain raiser for ''[[The Man of Destiny]]'' in 1905, with a London cast consisting of Harley Granville-Barker, A. G. Poultonand Gertrude Kingston. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Hoe Hy vir Haar Man Gelieg Het]]''''' by [[Maridi Jooste]], as a project in the playwriting course in the Drama Department at [[Stellenbosch University]]. The text is unpublished. A copy of the typed text (with comments by the lecturer) found in the Drama Department archive, [[University of Stellenbosch]] and now held in the [[ESAT repository]] at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | Uknown date: Performed by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]], directed by [[Leontine Sagan]] and staged in the [[Library Theatre]], Johannesburg. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | ''[[How He Lied to Her Husband]]'' in [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_He_Lied_to_Her_Husband#:~:text=How%20He%20Lied%20to%20Her%20Husband%20is%20a%20one%2Dact,vacationing%20in%20Scotland%20in%201904.] | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw | ||
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| + | Theatre programme held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2012. 242. 1. 23. | ||
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| + | A copy of the typed text of ''[[Hoe Hy vir Haar Man Gelieg Het]]'', held in the [[ESAT repository]] at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]] in Stellenbosch. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:40, 4 June 2025
How He Lied to Her Husband is a one-act comedy by George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)[1]
Contents
The original text
Set in the drawing room of a flat located on Cromwell Road in London it is a play about a poet who falls in love with a married woman.
Shaw wrote it at the request of actor Arnold Daly, over a period of four days while he was vacationing in Scotland in 1904. It was first performed by Daly in New York as a curtain raiser for The Man of Destiny in 1905, with a London cast consisting of Harley Granville-Barker, A. G. Poultonand Gertrude Kingston.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Hoe Hy vir Haar Man Gelieg Het by Maridi Jooste, as a project in the playwriting course in the Drama Department at Stellenbosch University. The text is unpublished. A copy of the typed text (with comments by the lecturer) found in the Drama Department archive, University of Stellenbosch and now held in the ESAT repository at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Performance history in South Africa
Uknown date: Performed by the Johannesburg Repertory Players, directed by Leontine Sagan and staged in the Library Theatre, Johannesburg.
Sources
How He Lied to Her Husband in Wikipedia[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw
Theatre programme held by NELM: [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2012. 242. 1. 23.
A copy of the typed text of Hoe Hy vir Haar Man Gelieg Het, held in the ESAT repository at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation in Stellenbosch.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
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 The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
