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''Arms and the Man'' (1894) by George Bernard Shaw. A popular comic satire on war, about a soldier who carried chocolates rather than arms to the front. The source of the comic opera The Chocolate Soldier. * Produced by the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society|Cape Town Repertory Society]] in the [[Little Theatre]], 28-29 July, 1933, directed by [[J.E.H. Duckworth]]. | ''Arms and the Man'' (1894) by George Bernard Shaw. A popular comic satire on war, about a soldier who carried chocolates rather than arms to the front. The source of the comic opera The Chocolate Soldier. * Produced by the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society|Cape Town Repertory Society]] in the [[Little Theatre]], 28-29 July, 1933, directed by [[J.E.H. Duckworth]]. | ||
| − | Produced by [[Mary Holder]] in 1941 for the University of Cape Town Dramatic Society with [[Peggy Goodman]], [[Leonard Schach]], [[Ada Kaplan]], [[Elizabeth Bushell]], [[Donald Inskip]], [[John Burnett]], [[John Walker]] | + | Produced by [[Mary Holder]] in 1941 for the University of Cape Town Dramatic Society with [[Peggy Goodman]], [[Leonard Schach]], [[Ada Kaplan]], [[Elizabeth Bushell]], [[Donald Inskip]], [[John Burnett]], [[John Walker]]. |
Translated into Afrikaans by *** as ''[[Minnaar onder die Wapen]]'' ("Lover in Arms") and performed by [[NTO]] in 1949, directed by ** and featuring ***with, among others, [[Pikkie van Niekerk]], [[Berdine Grünewald]] and [[André Huguenet]]. | Translated into Afrikaans by *** as ''[[Minnaar onder die Wapen]]'' ("Lover in Arms") and performed by [[NTO]] in 1949, directed by ** and featuring ***with, among others, [[Pikkie van Niekerk]], [[Berdine Grünewald]] and [[André Huguenet]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 25 October 2013
Arms and the Man (1894) by George Bernard Shaw. A popular comic satire on war, about a soldier who carried chocolates rather than arms to the front. The source of the comic opera The Chocolate Soldier. * Produced by the Cape Town Repertory Society in the Little Theatre, 28-29 July, 1933, directed by J.E.H. Duckworth.
Produced by Mary Holder in 1941 for the University of Cape Town Dramatic Society with Peggy Goodman, Leonard Schach, Ada Kaplan, Elizabeth Bushell, Donald Inskip, John Burnett, John Walker.
Translated into Afrikaans by *** as Minnaar onder die Wapen ("Lover in Arms") and performed by NTO in 1949, directed by ** and featuring ***with, among others, Pikkie van Niekerk, Berdine Grünewald and André Huguenet.
In 1991 Blaise Koch won the Fleur du Cap for Best Supporting Actor Award role in this play.
Sources
Trek, 12 September 1941, 16.
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