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| − | + | ''[[The Squaw Man]]'' is a comedy in four acts by Edwin Milton Royle (1862-1942)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Milton_Royle] | |
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| + | ''[[The Squaw Man]]'', tells the story of a White man who marries an Indian maiden and was first produced as ''[[The Squaw Man]]'' at Wallack's Theatre by Leibler and Company, New York in 1905, printed in 1906 by them. | ||
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| + | Performed with the title ''[[A White Man]]'' in England, ''inter alia'' at The Lyric Theatre, London in 1908. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations == | ||
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| + | The play was adapted into a novel called ''[[The Squaw Man]]'' by Edwin Milton Royle and Julie Opp Faversham, and published by Ardent Media, 1906. Apparently the novel too was published as ''[[A White Man]]'' in London by Hutchinson, 1908 | ||
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| + | Filmed as ''[[The Squaw Man]]'' in 1914 by Cecil B. De Mille, a movie which he subsequently remade in 1918 and again 1931. The films were likewise released as ''[[A White Man]]'' in England. | ||
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| + | == Performances in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1908-9: Performed as ''[[A White Man]]'' by the [[Leonard Rayne Company]] , with [[Leonard Rayne]], [[Freda Godfrey]], [[Cecil Kellaway]], [[Margaretha van Hulsteyn]] and [[Clarence Bigge]]. As usual the tour probably opened at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, and went on various cities, including its inclusion in a season of seven plays opening in the [[Opera House]] Cape Town in February of 1909. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Milton_Royle | ||
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| + | ''Acts of Rebellion: The Ward Churchill Reader''[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=aASUAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA191&dq=A+White+Man+the+stage+play+about+a+white+man+and+the+indian+maiden&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mHQvVZ7lNYTZyAOSt4GIDQ&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=A%20White%20Man%20the%20stage%20play%20about%20a%20white%20man%20and%20the%20indian%20maiden&f=false] | ||
| + | AbeBooks[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=hUwIMwEACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Edwin+Milton+Royle%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AngvVab6IKHPygOq24GYCA&ved=0CB4Q6AEwATgK] | ||
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| + | Richard Wattenberg. 2011. ''Early-Twentieth-Century Frontier Dramas on Broadway''. P. 246[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=_X7FAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA245&dq=The+Squaw+Man+Edwin+Milton+Royle&hl=en&sa=X&ei=S3svVePrNubj7QbYoIGIAg&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Squaw%20Man%20Edwin%20Milton%20Royle&f=false] | ||
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| + | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.429 | ||
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| + | [[Margot Bryant]] 1979. ''Born To Act: The Story of [[Freda Godfrey]]''. Johannesburg: Ad Donker: pp. 80-81 (photograph), 154 | ||
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| + | Go To the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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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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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:53, 11 July 2020
The Squaw Man is a comedy in four acts by Edwin Milton Royle (1862-1942)[1]
Contents
Original play
The Squaw Man, tells the story of a White man who marries an Indian maiden and was first produced as The Squaw Man at Wallack's Theatre by Leibler and Company, New York in 1905, printed in 1906 by them.
Performed with the title A White Man in England, inter alia at The Lyric Theatre, London in 1908.
Translations and adaptations
The play was adapted into a novel called The Squaw Man by Edwin Milton Royle and Julie Opp Faversham, and published by Ardent Media, 1906. Apparently the novel too was published as A White Man in London by Hutchinson, 1908
Filmed as The Squaw Man in 1914 by Cecil B. De Mille, a movie which he subsequently remade in 1918 and again 1931. The films were likewise released as A White Man in England.
Performances in South Africa
1908-9: Performed as A White Man by the Leonard Rayne Company , with Leonard Rayne, Freda Godfrey, Cecil Kellaway, Margaretha van Hulsteyn and Clarence Bigge. As usual the tour probably opened at the Standard Theatre, Johannesburg, and went on various cities, including its inclusion in a season of seven plays opening in the Opera House Cape Town in February of 1909.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Milton_Royle
Acts of Rebellion: The Ward Churchill Reader[2] AbeBooks[3]
Richard Wattenberg. 2011. Early-Twentieth-Century Frontier Dramas on Broadway. P. 246[4]
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.429
Margot Bryant 1979. Born To Act: The Story of Freda Godfrey. Johannesburg: Ad Donker: pp. 80-81 (photograph), 154
Go To the 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
