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''[[Bell, Book and Candle]]'' is a comedy by John van Druten.  
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''[[Bell, Book and Candle]]'' is a comedy by John van Druten (1901–1957)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Van_Druten].  
  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
 
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An amusing and popular comedy on witchcraft, which opened on Broadway in 1950, directed by the author,  and ran for 233 performances. Published by the Dramatists Play Service in 1951. Filmed by Columbia Pictures in 1958.
An amusing and popular comedy on witchcraft, published by the Dramatists Play Service, 1951. Produced in New York and London in 1954. Filmed in 1958.
 
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Van_Druten
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http://judsontheatre.com/bell-book-and-candle/
  
 
[[Rinie Stead]], 1985b
 
[[Rinie Stead]], 1985b

Revision as of 20:10, 11 April 2016

Bell, Book and Candle is a comedy by John van Druten (1901–1957)[1].


The original text

An amusing and popular comedy on witchcraft, which opened on Broadway in 1950, directed by the author, and ran for 233 performances. Published by the Dramatists Play Service in 1951. Filmed by Columbia Pictures in 1958.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1956: Produced by NTO in 1956, starring Margaret Inglis, John Hussey, Zoë Randall, Frank Wise and Robert Lang.


Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Van_Druten

http://judsontheatre.com/bell-book-and-candle/

Rinie Stead, 1985b

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