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''The Cocktail Party'' by T.S. Eliot. Contemporary verse version of Euripides's ''Alcestis'', set in a drawing room and a psychiatrist's consulting room. Produced by [[NTO]] in 1951 with [[André Huguenet]], [[Gwen Adeler]], [[Marda Vanne]], [[Robert Whitfield]], [[Ronald Wallace]], [[Hymie Shapiro]], [[Merilyn Oates]], [[Marcia Colville]], [[Frank Wise]],  and directed by [[Marda Vanne]].  
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''[[The Cocktail Party]]'' is a verse play by [[T.S. Eliot]].  
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== The original text ==
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A contemporary verse version of Euripides's ''[[Alcestis]]'', set in a drawing room and a psychiatrist's consulting room.  
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1951: Produced by [[NTO]] in 1951 with [[André Huguenet]], [[Gwen Adeler]], [[Marda Vanne]], [[Robert Whitfield]], [[Ronald Wallace]], [[Hymie Shapiro]], [[Merilyn Oates]], [[Marcia Colville]], [[Frank Wise]],  and directed by [[Marda Vanne]].  
  
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
''Helikon'', 1(2)
 
  
''Lantern'', 1(5):521. May 1952.
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''[[Helikon]]'', 1(2)
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''[[Lantern]]'', 1(5):521. May 1952.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 12:29, 5 April 2016

The Cocktail Party is a verse play by T.S. Eliot.

The original text

A contemporary verse version of Euripides's Alcestis, set in a drawing room and a psychiatrist's consulting room.


1951: Produced by NTO in 1951 with André Huguenet, Gwen Adeler, Marda Vanne, Robert Whitfield, Ronald Wallace, Hymie Shapiro, Merilyn Oates, Marcia Colville, Frank Wise, and directed by Marda Vanne.


Sources

Helikon, 1(2)

Lantern, 1(5):521. May 1952.

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