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| − | A full-length play about the charlatan Anton Ragazoff, who is posing as a doctor and treats Dr. Geerling’s beautiful daughter for a serious bone structure deficiency. First produced on Broadway by William H. Harris at the 24th Street Theatre in 1924 | + | A full-length play about the charlatan Anton Ragazoff, who is posing as a doctor and treats Dr. Geerling’s beautiful daughter for a serious bone structure deficiency. First published by Samuel French, 1920, first produced on Broadway by William H. Harris at the 24th Street Theatre in 1924. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 12 November 2016
The Outsider can refer to two works which have been produced in South Africa:
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The Outsider by Dorothy Brandon
A play in three acts by Dorothy Brandon [1].
See also The Outsider (by Camus)
The original text
A full-length play about the charlatan Anton Ragazoff, who is posing as a doctor and treats Dr. Geerling’s beautiful daughter for a serious bone structure deficiency. First published by Samuel French, 1920, first produced on Broadway by William H. Harris at the 24th Street Theatre in 1924.
Translations and adaptations
Filmed 3 times (1926, 1931 and 1939).
Translated into Afrikaans as Die Kwaksalwer ("The Charlatan") by Johann Buhr - much to the chagrin of C. Louis Leipoldt, who had written a play by this name in 1931.
Later translated into Afrikaans as Die Indringer ("The Intruder") by an unknown translator.
Performance history in South Africa
1939: Produced in Afrikaans as Die Kwaksalwer by André Huguenet. He had originally wanted Berdine Grunewald for the lead, but ultimately produced it with himself in the male lead and co-featuring Johan Fourie, Leon Celliers, Eric Olsen, Cor du Toit and Paula Styger. David Sanders designed the set in London while * Janse van Rensburg painted the backdrop.
1949: Produced in Afrikaans by NTO, but under a new title, Die Indringer ("The Intruder"). Directed by ** and featuring Enone van den Bergh, Georgie Linder, André Huguenet.
The Outsider by Albert Camus/Théo Trifard
Sources
Programme: Albert Camus: The Outsider, PK 11 Productions, 1998.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0104758/
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