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Arizona is an American play by Augustus Thomas (1857–1934)[1].
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The original text
Considered one of Thomas's best works, it is a love story set in the Arizona Territory before the Spanish–American War of 1898. The play was produced by Kirke La Shelle and opened in Chicago at Hamlin's Grand Opera House on June 12, 1899.
Translations and adaptations
Sigmund Romberg adapted the play as an operetta called The Love Call (1927).
Performance history in South Africa
1904: First produced in South Africa at the Good Hope Theatre on 25 January, by an unnamed company and a cast that included fine performances by Daniel Frawley and Mary van Buren.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_(play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Thomas
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 417.
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