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The first performance took place in the Grand Theatre, Douglas, Isle of Man, early in 1905, and American and British productions soon followed in the same year, the first opening at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. on 28 August, followed by a production at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City on 4 September and another at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London on 7 September. | The first performance took place in the Grand Theatre, Douglas, Isle of Man, early in 1905, and American and British productions soon followed in the same year, the first opening at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. on 28 August, followed by a production at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City on 4 September and another at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London on 7 September. | ||
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1906: Performed as ''[[The Prodigal Son]]'' by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company, featuring [[Freda Godfrey]] in her first appearance on the South African stage. | 1906: Performed as ''[[The Prodigal Son]]'' by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company, featuring [[Freda Godfrey]] in her first appearance on the South African stage. | ||
Revision as of 06:20, 6 July 2020
There are a large number of plays, poems, novels, films etc entitled The Prodigal Son. Below we list plays performed in South Africa at some time.
(For a list of works by this name, see the Wikipedia entry on "The Prodigal Son (disambiguation)" for example[1]).
The French original
L'Enfant Prodigue (Voltaire) is a 1736 play by Voltaire, and the title has also been used for various adaptations, musicals and burlesques based on it - including the stage play L'Enfant Prodigue by Michel Carré Fils and André Wormser (1890). (The French title actually means "the prodigal child" of course.)
For performances of these works, go to the entry on L'Enfant Prodigue
Plays specifically called "(The) Prodigal Son"
The Prodigal Son, a play by Hall Caine (1905)
The original text
Caine's play was based on his own best-selling novel, originally published in November 1904 by Heinemann and translated into thirteen languages.
The first performance took place in the Grand Theatre, Douglas, Isle of Man, early in 1905, and American and British productions soon followed in the same year, the first opening at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. on 28 August, followed by a production at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City on 4 September and another at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London on 7 September.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1906: Performed as The Prodigal Son by Leonard Rayne and his company, featuring Freda Godfrey in her first appearance on the South African stage.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prodigal_Son_(Hall_Caine_novel)
