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| − | ''You Can't Take it With You'' (1936) | + | ''You Can't Take it With You'' (1936) is a farce containing social satire by American playwrights George Kaufman (1889-1961) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Kaufman] and Moss Hart (1904-1961) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss_Hart]. |
| − | Produced by [[Costa Couvara]] for the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] in the [[Little Theatre]] in 1943. The cast: [[Alec Bell]], [[Madeline Legge]], [[Phil Gilbert]], [[Gordon Bridger]], [[Marie Adams]], [[Isaac Pfaff]], [[Pat Faraday]], [[Phyllis Weinrich]], [[Jim Retief]], [[Joan Blake]], [[Leonard Cohen]]. | + | == Performance history in South Africa == |
| + | 1939: Presented by the [[Johannesburg Playmakers]], 1939, starring Juel Rodack, Minnie Jedwick, Mike Abel, [[Henry Gilbert]], Esther Lutrin and others. | ||
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| + | 1943: Produced by [[Costa Couvara]] for the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] in the [[Little Theatre]] in 1943. The cast: [[Alec Bell]], [[Madeline Legge]], [[Phil Gilbert]], [[Gordon Bridger]], [[Marie Adams]], [[Isaac Pfaff]], [[Pat Faraday]], [[Phyllis Weinrich]], [[Jim Retief]], [[Joan Blake]], [[Leonard Cohen]]. | ||
| − | Directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] at the [[Little Theatre]] 10-24 | + | 1972: Produced at the [[Brooke Theatre]], 1 March - 3 June. |
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| + | 1976: Directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] for the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] at the [[Little Theatre]] 10-24 April. Cast included [[Robin Smith]], [[Shirley Johnston]], [[Alan Dickinson]], [[Clifford Lilley]] and [[Joan Chamberlain]]. | ||
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| + | Produced by the Durban Catholic Players Guild directed by [[Malcolm Woolfson]], date and venue unknown. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | ''Trek'' 7(19):16 1943; 7(21):16, 1943. | + | ''[[The South African Theatre, Music and Dance]]'', 1(2), 1939-1940. |
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| + | ''[[Trek]]'' 7(19):16 1943; 7(21):16, 1943. | ||
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| + | Theatre Programme (1972 production) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: BROOKE, Brian]: 2005. 57. 1. 1. | ||
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| + | Folder containing correspondence, notes etc relating to the Durban Catholic Players Guild production of You Can't Take it with You held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: WOOLFSON, Malcolm L]: 1999. 113. 13. 3. 1 | ||
''World Drama'' by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949. | ''World Drama'' by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:42, 24 January 2020
You Can't Take it With You (1936) is a farce containing social satire by American playwrights George Kaufman (1889-1961) [1] and Moss Hart (1904-1961) [2].
Performance history in South Africa
1939: Presented by the Johannesburg Playmakers, 1939, starring Juel Rodack, Minnie Jedwick, Mike Abel, Henry Gilbert, Esther Lutrin and others.
1943: Produced by Costa Couvara for the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society in the Little Theatre in 1943. The cast: Alec Bell, Madeline Legge, Phil Gilbert, Gordon Bridger, Marie Adams, Isaac Pfaff, Pat Faraday, Phyllis Weinrich, Jim Retief, Joan Blake, Leonard Cohen.
1972: Produced at the Brooke Theatre, 1 March - 3 June.
1976: Directed by Mavis Taylor for the University of Cape Town Drama Department at the Little Theatre 10-24 April. Cast included Robin Smith, Shirley Johnston, Alan Dickinson, Clifford Lilley and Joan Chamberlain.
Produced by the Durban Catholic Players Guild directed by Malcolm Woolfson, date and venue unknown.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
The South African Theatre, Music and Dance, 1(2), 1939-1940.
Trek 7(19):16 1943; 7(21):16, 1943.
Theatre Programme (1972 production) held by NELM: [Collection: BROOKE, Brian]: 2005. 57. 1. 1.
Folder containing correspondence, notes etc relating to the Durban Catholic Players Guild production of You Can't Take it with You held by NELM: [Collection: WOOLFSON, Malcolm L]: 1999. 113. 13. 3. 1
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to Y in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
