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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | First performed in South Africa by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg REPS]] in 1942 at the [[Standard Theatre]], directed by [[Leontine Sagan]], starring [[Moira Lister]], [[Doreen Hamshaw]], [[Madge Cade]]. | + | 1942: First performed in South Africa by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg REPS]] in 1942 at the [[Standard Theatre]], directed by [[Leontine Sagan]], starring [[Moira Lister]], [[Doreen Hamshaw]], [[Madge Cade]]. |
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| + | 1950: Produced by [[Taubie Kushlick]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], starring [[Margaret Inglis]], [[Esme Cilliers]], [[Ivy Tresmand]] and [[Lorna Cowell]]. | ||
Revived by the [[Kushlick-Gluckman]] company at the [[Intimate Theatre]] with [[Shirley Firth]], [[Jenny Gratus]], [[Valerie Miller]] and [[Diane Wilson]] in the lead roles in 1961, with designs by [[Anthony Farmer]]. | Revived by the [[Kushlick-Gluckman]] company at the [[Intimate Theatre]] with [[Shirley Firth]], [[Jenny Gratus]], [[Valerie Miller]] and [[Diane Wilson]] in the lead roles in 1961, with designs by [[Anthony Farmer]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | ''Trek'' 7(1):16, 1942. | + | ''Trek'', 7(1):16, 1942. |
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| + | ''Trek'', 14(11):36, 1950. | ||
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 156. | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 156. | ||
Revision as of 15:45, 19 August 2016
The Women by American author and politician Clare Booth (1903-1987) (Better known as Clare Boothe Luce)[1]. Her 1936 play was a satire on the idleness of wealthy wives and divorcees. It was immensely popular with the public, although received coolly by critics, and ran for 657 performances and was adapted for the screen in 1939.
Performance history in South Africa
1942: First performed in South Africa by the Johannesburg REPS in 1942 at the Standard Theatre, directed by Leontine Sagan, starring Moira Lister, Doreen Hamshaw, Madge Cade.
1950: Produced by Taubie Kushlick at His Majesty's Theatre, starring Margaret Inglis, Esme Cilliers, Ivy Tresmand and Lorna Cowell.
Revived by the Kushlick-Gluckman company at the Intimate Theatre with Shirley Firth, Jenny Gratus, Valerie Miller and Diane Wilson in the lead roles in 1961, with designs by Anthony Farmer.
Sources
Trek, 7(1):16, 1942.
Trek, 14(11):36, 1950.
Tucker, 1997. 156.
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