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''[[Man and Wife]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_and_Wife_(novel)] was Wilkie Collins's ninth published novel, first published in 1870. | ''[[Man and Wife]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_and_Wife_(novel)] was Wilkie Collins's ninth published novel, first published in 1870. | ||
| − | It was dramatized and first performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, in 1886, with [[Cora Urquart-Potter]] as "Anne Sylvester". The play was apparently a failure, even though Collins was charmed by the actress's performance. | + | It was dramatized and first performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, in 1886, with [[Mrs Brown Potter]] ([[Cora Urquart-Potter]] as "Anne Sylvester". The play was apparently a failure, even though Collins was charmed by the actress's performance. |
==''[[Man and Wife]]'' by [[Somerset Maugham]]== | ==''[[Man and Wife]]'' by [[Somerset Maugham]]== | ||
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Man and Wife can refer to two plays:
Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins
Man and Wife[1] was Wilkie Collins's ninth published novel, first published in 1870.
It was dramatized and first performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, in 1886, with Mrs Brown Potter (Cora Urquart-Potter as "Anne Sylvester". The play was apparently a failure, even though Collins was charmed by the actress's performance.
Man and Wife by Somerset Maugham
Man and Wife was the original title givedn to Maugham's play Penelope.
See the entry on Penelope
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: p.393
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