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'''An African Millionaire''' by [[Edgar Wallace]]. Written by Wallace when he was editor of the [[Rand Daily Mail]], it was based on the life of Rhodes**. Produced by [[Leonard Rayne]] in the [[Opera House]] in Pretoria/Cape Town (??*) in 1904. It was a dismal failure and closed after 6 days.**
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'''An African Millionaire''' by [[Edgar Wallace]].  
  
Also a refernce in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman, F.C.L.]], ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. 1980, page 420.
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==The original text==
  
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Written by Wallace when he was editor of the [[Rand Daily Mail]], it was based on the life of Rhodes**.
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First published by Davis-Poynter Ltd., London, 1972
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1904: Produced by [[Leonard Rayne]] in the [[Opera House]] in Pretoria/Cape Town (??*) in 1904. It was a dismal failure and closed after 6 days.
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== Sources ==
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[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1980. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.): p. 420.
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http://freeread.com.au/@rglibrary/EdgarWallace/Plays/AnAfricanMillionaire.html
  
  

Revision as of 06:02, 8 August 2017

An African Millionaire by Edgar Wallace.

The original text

Written by Wallace when he was editor of the Rand Daily Mail, it was based on the life of Rhodes**.

First published by Davis-Poynter Ltd., London, 1972

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1904: Produced by Leonard Rayne in the Opera House in Pretoria/Cape Town (??*) in 1904. It was a dismal failure and closed after 6 days.


Sources

D.C. Boonzaier. 1980. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.): p. 420.

http://freeread.com.au/@rglibrary/EdgarWallace/Plays/AnAfricanMillionaire.html


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