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| − | ''[[Sly Fox]]'' by Larry Gelbart. | + | ''[[Sly Fox]]'' is a farce by Larry Gelbart, based on ''[[Volpone]]'' by Ben Jonson. |
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| + | ''[[Sly Fox]]'' is a comic play based on Ben Jonson's ''[[Volpone]]'' ("The Fox"), updating the setting from Renaissance Venice to 19th century San Francisco, and changing the tone from satire to farce. | ||
| − | It premiered on Broadway December 14, 1976 at the Broadhurst Theatre. Directed by Arthur Penn, the play featured George C. Scott, Bob Dishy, Hector Elizondo, Jack Gilford, and Gretchen Wyler. Scott was succeeded by Robert Preston. | + | It premiered on Broadway December 14, 1976 at the Broadhurst Theatre. Directed by Arthur Penn, the play featured George C. Scott, Bob Dishy, Hector Elizondo, Jack Gilford, and Gretchen Wyler. Scott was succeeded by Robert Preston. Published by Samuel French in 1978. |
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| + | == South African performances == | ||
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| − | First | + | 1979: First performed by [[The Company]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1979. It was directed by [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] and starred [[Patrick Mynhardt]], [[Graham Armitage]] and [[Peter J. Elliott]]. |
| − | == Sources = | + | == Sources == |
Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_Fox]. | Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_Fox]. | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 5 April 2016
Sly Fox is a farce by Larry Gelbart, based on Volpone by Ben Jonson.
The original text
Sly Fox is a comic play based on Ben Jonson's Volpone ("The Fox"), updating the setting from Renaissance Venice to 19th century San Francisco, and changing the tone from satire to farce.
It premiered on Broadway December 14, 1976 at the Broadhurst Theatre. Directed by Arthur Penn, the play featured George C. Scott, Bob Dishy, Hector Elizondo, Jack Gilford, and Gretchen Wyler. Scott was succeeded by Robert Preston. Published by Samuel French in 1978.
South African performances
1979: First performed by The Company at the Market Theatre in 1979. It was directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys and starred Patrick Mynhardt, Graham Armitage and Peter J. Elliott.
Sources
Wikipedia [1].
Schwartz, 1988.
Tucker, 1997. 367.
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