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| − | ''[[The Young Elizabeth]]'' is a play by Jenette Dowling and Francis Letton | + | ''[[The Young Elizabeth]]'' is a play by Jenette Dowling Letton ()[] and Francis Letton ()[]. |
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Telling the story of Elizabeth I from the time of King Henry VIII's death to the death of her sister Mary Tudor. | Telling the story of Elizabeth I from the time of King Henry VIII's death to the death of her sister Mary Tudor. | ||
| − | The text was published by Dramatists Play Service in 1955. | + | The text was published by Elek Books, 1952, Issue 170 of French's acting edition and by Dramatists Play Service in 1955. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Adapted as a novel by | + | Adapted as a novel by Jenette Dowling Letton ()[] and published by Harper & Brothers in 1953. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 05:22, 13 January 2021
The Young Elizabeth is a play by Jenette Dowling Letton ()[] and Francis Letton ()[].
Contents
The original text
Telling the story of Elizabeth I from the time of King Henry VIII's death to the death of her sister Mary Tudor.
The text was published by Elek Books, 1952, Issue 170 of French's acting edition and by Dramatists Play Service in 1955.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted as a novel by Jenette Dowling Letton ()[] and published by Harper & Brothers in 1953.
Performance history in South Africa
1953: Presented by the Johannesburg Repertory Players (a Coronation Production) was directed by Leonard Schach at the Alexander Theatre, opening 10 June 1953. Décor was by Len Grossett and costumes by Louis Jacobson. In the cast were Theo Aronson, Philip Birkenshaw, Rigby Foster, Anthony James, Robert Lang, Doreen Mantle, Gertrude Miles.
1953: Presented by the Repertory Theatre Society (later known as the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society), from 16 to 26 September.
Sources
Open Library [1].
Inskip, 1977. p 120.
NELM: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 61.
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