Difference between revisions of "A Woman of Impulse"
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| − | There appear to be two plays by this name: | + | '''There appear to be two plays by this name:''' |
| − | ''[[A Woman of Impulse]]'' | + | =''[[A Woman of Impulse]]'' by Victor Widnell (1902)= |
| + | ''[[A Woman of Impulse]]'' by Victor Widnell ()[], is variously described as an "intense drama" and a "comedy-drama" and was first produced in Liverpool on March 24 , 1902[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=czJmlUfBzNQC&pg=PA251&lpg=PA251&dq=Victor+Widnell&source=bl&ots=prp76_7oZt&sig=ACfU3U0xKp3MUWZh2esOC-4aLw6x3ctVjQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj9xJTw7onyAhVGQMAKHQI0Bs4Q6AF6BAgYEAM#v=onepage&q=Victor%20Widnell&f=false] . Performed in Australia circa 1912.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15376054] | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | =''[[A Woman of Impulse]]'' by Louis K. Anspacher (1909)= | ||
| − | == | + | ''[[A Woman of Impulse]]'' by Louis K. Anspacher (1878-1947)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Pro7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=A+Woman+of+Impulse+is+a+play+by+Louis+K.+Anspacher&source=bl&ots=yvz1VzJd5S&sig=ACfU3U3y9gww6hMQUZiUgihYN5EDEftXjw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvl97c74nyAhWVOsAKHfnTAdUQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=A%20Woman%20of%20Impulse%20is%20a%20play%20by%20Louis%20K.%20Anspacher&f=false], opened at the Herald Square Theatre, on Broadway in New York Theatre on 1 March, 1909[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/a-woman-of-impulse-1337]. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | There were two silent films called ''[[A Woman of Impulse]]'', the one a Danish production (1915 )[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1308176/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl], the other an American, directed by Edward José and written by Eve Unsell, based upon the play of the same name by Louis K. Anspacher.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Woman_of_Impulse] | + | There were two silent films called ''[[A Woman of Impulse]]'', the one seemingly a Danish production (1915)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1308176/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl], the other an American, directed by Edward José and written by Eve Unsell, based upon the play of the same name by Louis K. Anspacher.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Woman_of_Impulse] |
| − | + | = Performance history in South Africa of plays called ''[[A Woman of Impulse]]'' = | |
1910: ''[[A Woman of Impulse]]'' performed as part of a season of plays taken on a national tour by the [[De Jong-Black Company]], appearing in Cape Town towards the end of the year. The play ascribed to Victor Widnell by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) and referred to as a "comedy". | 1910: ''[[A Woman of Impulse]]'' performed as part of a season of plays taken on a national tour by the [[De Jong-Black Company]], appearing in Cape Town towards the end of the year. The play ascribed to Victor Widnell by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) and referred to as a "comedy". | ||
| − | + | = Sources = | |
https://www.playbill.com/production/a-woman-of-impulse-herald-square-theatre-vault-0000005694 | https://www.playbill.com/production/a-woman-of-impulse-herald-square-theatre-vault-0000005694 | ||
Revision as of 05:53, 30 July 2021
There appear to be two plays by this name:
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A Woman of Impulse by Victor Widnell (1902)
A Woman of Impulse by Victor Widnell ()[], is variously described as an "intense drama" and a "comedy-drama" and was first produced in Liverpool on March 24 , 1902[1] . Performed in Australia circa 1912.[2]
Translations and adaptations
A Woman of Impulse by Louis K. Anspacher (1909)
A Woman of Impulse by Louis K. Anspacher (1878-1947)[3], opened at the Herald Square Theatre, on Broadway in New York Theatre on 1 March, 1909[4].
Translations and adaptations
There were two silent films called A Woman of Impulse, the one seemingly a Danish production (1915)[5], the other an American, directed by Edward José and written by Eve Unsell, based upon the play of the same name by Louis K. Anspacher.[6]
Performance history in South Africa of plays called A Woman of Impulse
1910: A Woman of Impulse performed as part of a season of plays taken on a national tour by the De Jong-Black Company, appearing in Cape Town towards the end of the year. The play ascribed to Victor Widnell by F.C.L. Bosman (1980) and referred to as a "comedy".
Sources
https://www.playbill.com/production/a-woman-of-impulse-herald-square-theatre-vault-0000005694
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZFL19130628.2.18?query=agnew
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1308176/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Woman_of_Impulse
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15376054
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
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