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| − | ''The Cocktail Party'' by T.S. Eliot. | + | ''[[The Cocktail Party]]'' is a verse play by T.S. Eliot (1888–1965)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot]. |
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| − | + | A contemporary verse version of Euripides's ''[[Alcestis]]'', set in a drawing room and a psychiatrist's consulting room. Made its debut at the Edinburgh Festival in 1949 and premiered on Broadway on January 21, 1950, | |
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| + | 1951: Produced by [[Marda Vanne]] for the [[National Theatre Organisation]], opening 6 August 1951 in Pretoia, with [[André Huguenet]] ("Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly"), [[Gwen Adeler]] ("Julia"), [[Marda Vanne]], [[Robert Whitfield]], [[Ronald Wallace]], [[Hymie Shapiro]], [[Merilyn Oates]] ("Celia"), [[Marcia Colville]] ("Lavinia"), [[Frank Wise]] (Lavinia's husband). Décor by [[Nina Campbell-Quine]]. | ||
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| + | 1965: Presented by the [[University of Cape Town]]'s Speech and Drama Department at the [[Little Theatre]] in June, directed by Robert Mohr | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cocktail_Party | ||
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| + | [[J.C.F. Littlewood]]. 1955. " ''[[The Cocktail Party]]'', or 'Never trust the artist....", ''[[Standpunte]]'' (Vol 10 no 5, April/Mei 1955) pp. 12-18. | ||
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| + | ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 25 July 1951. | ||
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| + | ''[[Helikon]]'', 1(2). December 1951. | ||
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| + | ''[[Lantern]]'', 1(5):521. May 1952. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. p.151. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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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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Latest revision as of 06:19, 6 August 2024
The Cocktail Party is a verse play by T.S. Eliot (1888–1965)[1].
The original text
A contemporary verse version of Euripides's Alcestis, set in a drawing room and a psychiatrist's consulting room. Made its debut at the Edinburgh Festival in 1949 and premiered on Broadway on January 21, 1950,
South African productions
1951: Produced by Marda Vanne for the National Theatre Organisation, opening 6 August 1951 in Pretoia, with André Huguenet ("Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly"), Gwen Adeler ("Julia"), Marda Vanne, Robert Whitfield, Ronald Wallace, Hymie Shapiro, Merilyn Oates ("Celia"), Marcia Colville ("Lavinia"), Frank Wise (Lavinia's husband). Décor by Nina Campbell-Quine.
1965: Presented by the University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department at the Little Theatre in June, directed by Robert Mohr
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cocktail_Party
J.C.F. Littlewood. 1955. " The Cocktail Party, or 'Never trust the artist....", Standpunte (Vol 10 no 5, April/Mei 1955) pp. 12-18.
The Rand Daily Mail, 25 July 1951.
Helikon, 1(2). December 1951.
Lantern, 1(5):521. May 1952.
Inskip, 1972. p.151.
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
