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| − | ''Mirandolina'' was directed by [[Pietro Nolte]] for the Cape Town Theatre Company, March 1957, starring [[Lydia Lindeque]]. | + | ''Mirandolina'' was directed by [[Pietro Nolte]] for the [[Cape Town Theatre Company]], March 1957, starring [[Lydia Lindeque]]. |
''Mirandolina'' was also produced by the [[Brian Brooke Company]], date and venue unknown. | ''Mirandolina'' was also produced by the [[Brian Brooke Company]], date and venue unknown. | ||
[[Malcolm Woolfson]] was involved in a production of ''Mirandolina'' in 1962. | [[Malcolm Woolfson]] was involved in a production of ''Mirandolina'' in 1962. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:22, 17 November 2016
La Locandiera (The Mistress of the Inn) is a 1753 three-act comedy by Carlo Goldoni [1] (1707-1793).
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
There are several translations into English with different titles:
The Mistress of the Inn [2], also translated as The Innkeeper Woman or Mirandolina (after the play's main character), the latter by Clifford Bax [3] (1886-1962). Yet another translation by Clifford Bax is entitled Mine Hostess and is included in Three comedies by Carlo Goldoni, edited by Gabriele Baldini, published by Oxford University Press, 1961.
Moeite met die Minnaars is an Afrikaans adaptation of Mirandolina by Mariechen Naudé.
Performance history in South Africa
Mirandolina was directed by Pietro Nolte for the Cape Town Theatre Company, March 1957, starring Lydia Lindeque.
Mirandolina was also produced by the Brian Brooke Company, date and venue unknown.
Malcolm Woolfson was involved in a production of Mirandolina in 1962.
Sources
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949. 382-389.
Photocopies of programmes for productions by the Brian Brooke Company held by NELM: [Collection: ASCH, Valda]: 2005. 65. 7. 11.
Research material on the theatre in SA held by NELM: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 39
Programme and pressclippings featuring Malcolm Woolfson. – 1962 held by NELM: [Collection: WOOLFSON, Malcolm L]: 1999. 113. 13. 17. 1.
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