Difference between revisions of "Love and the Hyphen"
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
A farce about a number of social climbing Capetonians, from all walks of life. | A farce about a number of social climbing Capetonians, from all walks of life. | ||
| − | First performed | + | First performed 1908, reworked 1910 and often performed across the country till the 1930s. Among the venues used were the [[Standard Theatre]] and [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in Johannesburg, and the [[Tivoli Theatre of Varieties|Tivoli Theatre]] in Cape Town, (inter alia in 1908). |
Only published in 1984, when it was included in ''Stephen Black: Three Plays'', a collection of Black’s plays edited by [[Stephen Gray]], also containing ''[[Helena's Hope, Ltd]]'' and ''[[Van Kalabas Does His Bit]]'' ([[Ad Donker]] 1984). | Only published in 1984, when it was included in ''Stephen Black: Three Plays'', a collection of Black’s plays edited by [[Stephen Gray]], also containing ''[[Helena's Hope, Ltd]]'' and ''[[Van Kalabas Does His Bit]]'' ([[Ad Donker]] 1984). | ||
Revision as of 05:56, 5 August 2020
Love and the Hyphen is a farce in three acts by Stephen Black (1879-1931).
Contents
The original text
A farce about a number of social climbing Capetonians, from all walks of life.
First performed 1908, reworked 1910 and often performed across the country till the 1930s. Among the venues used were the Standard Theatre and His Majesty's Theatre in Johannesburg, and the Tivoli Theatre in Cape Town, (inter alia in 1908).
Only published in 1984, when it was included in Stephen Black: Three Plays, a collection of Black’s plays edited by Stephen Gray, also containing Helena's Hope, Ltd and Van Kalabas Does His Bit (Ad Donker 1984).
Translations and adaptations
In February of 1911 a "weak and attenuated" variation on the play by Black (called Japie's Courtship and written by an author calling himself "Mowbray-Kloof") was produced in the Opera House, Cape Town - but to little success it seems.To what extent it is actually an adaptation of the earlier play, rather than an original work simply based on the theme of Black's play, is unknown.
Performance history in South Africa
1908: Performed at the Tivoli Theatre in Darling Street, Cape Town, from
Sources
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: pp.428-435.
Various entries in the NELM catalogue, including:
A list of characters for a production at His Majesty's Theatre, date unknown. (NELM: [Collection: GRAY, Stephen]: 2008. 49. 2. 8. 4. 4.
Theatre programme for a production at the Standard Theatre, date unknown. (NELM: [Collection: GRAY, Stephen]: 2008. 49. 2. 8. 4. 7.
A photocopy of caricatures by D.C. Boonzaier of the cast while it was being performed at the Tivoli Theatre , from The Cape of 20.11.1908. (NELM [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 60. 8).
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
