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''The Bells'' A play in three acts by Leopold Lewis (1828-1890), a translation of the 1867 play ''Le Juif Polonais'' (The Polish Jew) by Erckmann-Chatrian. First performed at the Lyceum Theatre, London, on November 25, 1871, starring Sir Henry Irving as Mathias. 
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Notable in South Africa for being a play involved in the launching of the South African theatrical careers of two notable businessmen, [[Barney Barnato]] (who played "Matthias" in the Kimberley production) and that other pugilist-actor [[Harry Stodel]], whose name first appears in its programme at [[Rowley's Music Hall]], Johannesburg August 1890.
 
 
 
Act III of ''The Bells'' was the production in English of the [[Sonderwater Dramatic Society]] as their entry in the 1945 [[FATSSA]] Play Festival, directed by Captain J.M. Eloff.
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
''Trek'', 10(8):23, 1945.
 
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bells_(play)
 
 
 
 
 
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