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=''[[The Man in Possession]]'' by James Albery (1876)= | =''[[The Man in Possession]]'' by James Albery (1876)= | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
Written by by James Albery (1838–1889)[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Albery,_James_(DNB01)], it opened at the Gaiety Theatre, London, on 4 December, 1876. | Written by by James Albery (1838–1889)[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Albery,_James_(DNB01)], it opened at the Gaiety Theatre, London, on 4 December, 1876. | ||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1866: Performed as ''[[Lucretia Borgia]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.203-205 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
=''[[The Man in Possession]]'' by H.M Harwood (1930)= | =''[[The Man in Possession]]'' by H.M Harwood (1930)= | ||
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A play in three acts and an epilogue by Harold Marsh Harwood (1874–1959)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._M._Harwood], it opened on . Published in London by E. Benn in 1930. | A play in three acts and an epilogue by Harold Marsh Harwood (1874–1959)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._M._Harwood], it opened on . Published in London by E. Benn in 1930. | ||
| − | Twice filmed | + | ==Translations and adaptations== |
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| + | Twice filmed, in 1931 as ''The Man in Possession'' by Sam Wood and in 1937 as ''Personal Property''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Property_(film)] by W.S. Van Dyke, with Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor. (The latter film also used the alternate title of ''The Man in Possession'' on occasion). | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "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.) | ||
| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.203-205 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Revision as of 06:45, 19 October 2019
There are two plays by this name
Contents
The Man in Possession by James Albery (1876)
The original text
Written by by James Albery (1838–1889)[1], it opened at the Gaiety Theatre, London, on 4 December, 1876.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
Go to ESAT Bibliography
The Man in Possession by H.M Harwood (1930)
The original text
A play in three acts and an epilogue by Harold Marsh Harwood (1874–1959)[2], it opened on . Published in London by E. Benn in 1930.
Translations and adaptations
Twice filmed, in 1931 as The Man in Possession by Sam Wood and in 1937 as Personal Property[3] by W.S. Van Dyke, with Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor. (The latter film also used the alternate title of The Man in Possession on occasion).
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "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.) F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
