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| − | A play performed in Johannesburg in 1938, with designs by [[Leo Kerz]]. Most probably directed by him as well, and performed in the [[Pioneer Theatre]], Johannesburg. The only references to the play found so far are two designs for "GAS" by [[Leo Kerz]], in the Louise Hirschfield collection held in the Harvard Theatre Collection (Kerz had been Hirschfield's first husband.)
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| − | Possibly this is a version of the experimental 1929 play ''[[Gas Masks]]'' by Sergei Eisenstein, originally performed in a gas factory, since the Eisenstein work fits thematically and stylistically with Kerz's own concerns and background at the time.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Stage design for “Gas” by Leo Kerz, 1938, Johannesburg, South Africa (The Harvard Theatre Collection)[http://www.louisehirschfeld.com/img_06.html]
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| − | Mike O'Mahony, ''Sergei Eisenstein''[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=AiDqrIlm4B4C&pg=PT8&dq=Gas+Masks+by+Eisenstein&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAWoVChMI_rXypfmEyAIVSVkaCh0JHg54#v=onepage&q=Gas%20Masks%20by%20Eisenstein&f=false]
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