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| + | . The play ran for over a thousand performances; it was a sequel to the 1941 play ''[[Quiet Wedding]]''. | ||
In South Africa it was presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]], produced by [[Will Jamieson]] in the [[Hofmeyr Hall]], February 1947. The cast: [[Petrina Fry]], [[Joyce Bradley]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Brian Brooke]], [[June Shaw]], [[Eve van der Byl]], [[John Longworth]], [[Dorothea Gibson]], [[Brigid Gibbings]]. | In South Africa it was presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]], produced by [[Will Jamieson]] in the [[Hofmeyr Hall]], February 1947. The cast: [[Petrina Fry]], [[Joyce Bradley]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Brian Brooke]], [[June Shaw]], [[Eve van der Byl]], [[John Longworth]], [[Dorothea Gibson]], [[Brigid Gibbings]]. | ||
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| + | 1949: [[Quiet Weekend]] produced in Port Elizabeth by an "Old Girl," [[Marjorie Lochhead]] for the [[Collegiate Girls' High School]] Bursary Fund. £140 was raised. | ||
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| − | + | ''South African Opinion'', 4(1):23, 1947. | |
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| + | [[Daily Advertiser]], April 16, 1949. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 157. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:45, 23 August 2025
Quiet Weekend is a 1941 play by British actress and playwright Esther McCracken [1] (1902-1971). . The play ran for over a thousand performances; it was a sequel to the 1941 play Quiet Wedding.
In South Africa it was presented by the Brian Brooke Company, produced by Will Jamieson in the Hofmeyr Hall, February 1947. The cast: Petrina Fry, Joyce Bradley, Frank Wise, Brian Brooke, June Shaw, Eve van der Byl, John Longworth, Dorothea Gibson, Brigid Gibbings.
1949: Quiet Weekend produced in Port Elizabeth by an "Old Girl," Marjorie Lochhead for the Collegiate Girls' High School Bursary Fund. £140 was raised.
Sources
South African Opinion, 4(1):23, 1947.
Daily Advertiser, April 16, 1949.
Brooke 1978. 157.
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