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| − | ''Ile'' is a play by Eugene O'Neill. | + | ''[[Ile]]'' is a one act play by American playwright Eugene O'Neill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_O%27Neill] (1888-1953). |
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| − | The play was first performed in 1917 and published in 1919, it is among the earliest dramatic works of Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, who went on to become the leading American playwright of his generation. Its title represents pronunciation of the word oil, referring to whale oil, in the dialect, or specialized language, of New England whale fishermen | + | The play was first performed in 1917 and published in 1919, it is among the earliest dramatic works of Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, who went on to become the leading American playwright of his generation. Its title represents pronunciation of the word oil, referring to whale oil, in the dialect, or specialized language, of New England whale fishermen. |
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| + | The text first published in the 1919 collection of O'Neill's plays entitled ''The Moon of the Caribbees and Six Other Plays of the Sea'' by Boni and Liveright, New York, 1919. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Traan]]''''' ("teardrop") and adapted for radio. Broadcast on the [[Afrikaans]] Service of the [[SABC]] on 6 November 1963, directed by [[Babs Laker]]. | ||
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| + | A new version broadcast on the programme [[Kleinteater]], 10 April 2007. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1931: Presented by the [[Repertory Theatre Society]], later known as the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] performed 28 September 1931 in a double bill with ''[[The Good and Obedient Young Man]]'' (Barr and Stevens). | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/ile | ||
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| + | http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2279300018/ile.html | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_O%27Neill | ||
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[[NELM]]: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 61. | [[NELM]]: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 61. | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:49, 24 May 2025
Ile is a one act play by American playwright Eugene O'Neill [1] (1888-1953).
Contents
The original text
The play was first performed in 1917 and published in 1919, it is among the earliest dramatic works of Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, who went on to become the leading American playwright of his generation. Its title represents pronunciation of the word oil, referring to whale oil, in the dialect, or specialized language, of New England whale fishermen.
The text first published in the 1919 collection of O'Neill's plays entitled The Moon of the Caribbees and Six Other Plays of the Sea by Boni and Liveright, New York, 1919.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Traan ("teardrop") and adapted for radio. Broadcast on the Afrikaans Service of the SABC on 6 November 1963, directed by Babs Laker.
A new version broadcast on the programme Kleinteater, 10 April 2007.
Performance history in South Africa
1931: Presented by the Repertory Theatre Society, later known as the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society performed 28 September 1931 in a double bill with The Good and Obedient Young Man (Barr and Stevens).
Sources
https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/ile
http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2279300018/ile.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_O%27Neill
NELM: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 61.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
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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
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Return to The ESAT Entries
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