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Revision as of 17:10, 11 April 2019
Merry Andrew is a comedy in three acts by Lewis Beach ()[]
The title recalls the archaic meaning of a "merry Andrew" as a person who entertains others by means of comic antics; i.e. a clown.[1]
Contents
The original text
Performed in New York from January 21 till February in 1929, and published in London, New York and Los Angeles by Samuel French in 1930
Translations and adaptations
Filmed as Handy Andy in 1934 (starring Will Rogers) and as the musical Merry Andrew[2] in 1958 (directed and choreographed by Michael Kidd and starring Danny Kaye)
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025217/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Andrew_(film)
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/merry_andrew
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances
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