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− | + | ''[[Don't Listen, Ladies!]]'' is a Comedy in Three Acts from the French of French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the Boulevard theatre, Alexandre-Pierre Georges (Sacha) Guitry (21 February 1885 - 24 July 1957) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacha_Guitry].[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=4uYJtwAACAAJ&dq=don%27t+listen+ladies&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_UGBVIJNy63uBrbQgYgF&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAg]. | |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
− | ''N'écoutez pas, mesdames!'' by | + | ''N'écoutez pas, mesdames!'' by Sacha Guitry. Staged in English at the St James Theatre in London in 1948. |
− | ==Translations and adaptations== | + | == Translations and adaptations == |
− | + | Adapted from the original French by playwright Guy Bolton (1884-1979) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Bolton] and Stephen Powys. Published 1952. | |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
− | + | 1950: Produced by [[Anna Romain Hoffman]] at the [[Library Theatre]], Johannesburg, 12 to 27 May, with Hoffman the role of Julie Bille-en-Bois, [[Elizabeth Renfield]] (one of the two wives), [[Philip Birkinshaw]] (Daniel Bachelet), [[Doreen Mantle]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Arthur Cavendish]], [[Fay Titmus]] and [[David Lander]]. | |
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+ | 1951: Produced by [[African Consolidated Theatres]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] starring [[Clifford Mollison]] (as Daniel), [[Avril Wheatley]], [[Joy Wood]], [[John Boxer]], [[Blanche Fothergill]], [[Michel Anderson]]. | ||
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+ | 1972: The world premiere of the musical version of the play was directed by Michael Meacham [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574862/] for [[NAPAC]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]], Durban, starring London actor Basil Hoskins (1929-2005) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hoskins], [[Pamela Jacobs]], [[Mary Harrison]] and [[Deborah Witkin]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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+ | Bibliographic details of the original text, [[Google Books]] [http://books.google.co.za/books?id=4uYJtwAACAAJ&dq=don%27t+listen+ladies&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_UGBVIJNy63uBrbQgYgF&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAg]. | ||
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+ | ''[[Trek]]'', 15(6):42, 1950. | ||
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+ | [[NELM]]: [Collection: MEINTJES, Johannes]: 2012. 456. 5. 4. 4 (African Consolidated Theatres production). 1951. | ||
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+ | [[NELM]]: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 11. 37 (NAPAC production). | ||
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+ | ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 22 May 1950; 26 October 1951; 6 July 1972. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:09, 12 June 2023
Don't Listen, Ladies! is a Comedy in Three Acts from the French of French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the Boulevard theatre, Alexandre-Pierre Georges (Sacha) Guitry (21 February 1885 - 24 July 1957) [1].[2].
Contents
The original text
N'écoutez pas, mesdames! by Sacha Guitry. Staged in English at the St James Theatre in London in 1948.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted from the original French by playwright Guy Bolton (1884-1979) [3] and Stephen Powys. Published 1952.
Performance history in South Africa
1950: Produced by Anna Romain Hoffman at the Library Theatre, Johannesburg, 12 to 27 May, with Hoffman the role of Julie Bille-en-Bois, Elizabeth Renfield (one of the two wives), Philip Birkinshaw (Daniel Bachelet), Doreen Mantle, Frank Wise, Siegfried Mynhardt, Arthur Cavendish, Fay Titmus and David Lander.
1951: Produced by African Consolidated Theatres at His Majesty's Theatre starring Clifford Mollison (as Daniel), Avril Wheatley, Joy Wood, John Boxer, Blanche Fothergill, Michel Anderson.
1972: The world premiere of the musical version of the play was directed by Michael Meacham [4] for NAPAC at the Alhambra Theatre, Durban, starring London actor Basil Hoskins (1929-2005) [5], Pamela Jacobs, Mary Harrison and Deborah Witkin.
Sources
Bibliographic details of the original text, Google Books [6].
Trek, 15(6):42, 1950.
NELM: [Collection: MEINTJES, Johannes]: 2012. 456. 5. 4. 4 (African Consolidated Theatres production). 1951.
NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 11. 37 (NAPAC production).
The Rand Daily Mail, 22 May 1950; 26 October 1951; 6 July 1972.
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