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| − | ''[[The Bondman]]'' is a play by Hal Caine (1853–1931)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_Caine] | + | ''[[The Bondman]]'' is a play in five acts by Hal Caine (1853–1931)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_Caine] |
| − | Though | + | Though originally called ''[[The Bondman Play]]'', it is normally referred to simply as ''[[The Bondman]]''. |
| + | == The original text == | ||
| − | Based on Hal Caine's own 1890 best-selling novel of the same name, set in the Isle of Man and Iceland. | + | Based on Hal Caine's own 1890 best-selling novel of the same name, which was set in the Isle of Man and Iceland, the play was written by Caien himself, having made a few changes, ''inter alia'' to the ending, and moved the setting from Iceland to Sicily. After a few readings and informal try-outs of various versions, final version of the play, entitled ''[[The Bondman Play]]'', opened on Friday 21 September 1906, in the Drury Lane Theatre, in a production by Arthur Collins, with Mrs Patrick Campbell in one of the leads. Though poorly received by the critics, the play was highly successful with the general public. |
| − | + | First published as ''[[The Bondman Play]]'' by The Daily Mail, London, in 1906. | |
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bondman_(novel) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bondman_(novel) | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_Caine | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_Caine | ||
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| + | https://archive.org/details/bondmanplay00caingoog | ||
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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 1923. (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. 427 | ||
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| + | Go to [[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]] | ||
Revision as of 07:19, 1 May 2018
The Bondman is a play in five acts by Hal Caine (1853–1931)[1]
Though originally called The Bondman Play, it is normally referred to simply as The Bondman.
Contents
The original text
Based on Hal Caine's own 1890 best-selling novel of the same name, which was set in the Isle of Man and Iceland, the play was written by Caien himself, having made a few changes, inter alia to the ending, and moved the setting from Iceland to Sicily. After a few readings and informal try-outs of various versions, final version of the play, entitled The Bondman Play, opened on Friday 21 September 1906, in the Drury Lane Theatre, in a production by Arthur Collins, with Mrs Patrick Campbell in one of the leads. Though poorly received by the critics, the play was highly successful with the general public.
First published as The Bondman Play by The Daily Mail, London, in 1906.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bondman_(novel)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_Caine
https://archive.org/details/bondmanplay00caingoog
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 1923. (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. 427
Go to 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
