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Revision as of 06:50, 19 October 2019
There are two plays by this name
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The Man in Possession by James Albery (1876)
The original text
Written by James Albery (1838–1889)[1], it opened at the Gaiety Theatre, London, on 4 December, 1876.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1878: Performed by the Egerton and Case Company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 8 August.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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The Man in Possession by H.M Harwood (1930)
The original text
A play in three acts and an epilogue by Harold Marsh Harwood (1874–1959)[2], it opened on . Published in London by E. Benn in 1930.
Translations and adaptations
Twice filmed, in 1931 as The Man in Possession[3] by Sam Wood and in 1937 as Personal Property[4] by W.S. Van Dyke, with Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor. (The latter film also used the alternate title of The Man in Possession on occasion).
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/16007207?q&versionId=19508508
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_Possession
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Property_(film)
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