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Revision as of 06:14, 25 April 2020
In the Soup is a farce by Ralph Lumley ()[].
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The original text
In a farce, a wealthy couple impersonate their servants to mislead a visitor, it was first performed at the Opera House in Northampton on 16 August, 1900, followed by a run at the Strand Theatre, London, from 28 Augsut till 25 May 1901.
Translations and adaptations
Filmed as a British comedy by Henry Edwards in 1936 [1]
Performance history in South Africa
1904: The second act of the play was performed James Welch and his company at the Good Hope Theatre, Cape Town, as part of a matinee benefit programme "tendered to the sufferers in a disaster (flood) at Bloemfontein", organized by Grant Fallowes and featuring a large number of distinguished performers. It was accompanied by an act from Brother Officers (Trevor) by the Frawley Company, a various vaudeville style turns (acrobatics, songs, dances, etc) by members of Tivoli Theatre company and Frank Fillis' Circus. The performers included Peggy Pryde, N.C. Fields, Miss Charini, Mrs Griffith Vincent, Kate Drew, Percy Ould, the Hayday Troupe and the Pichell Troupe.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Soup_(1936_film)
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 1932. (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.418
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