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| − | Translated into Afrikaans as ''[[Alter Ego]]'' by [[Conradie]]. | + | Translated into Afrikaans as ''[[Alter Ego]]'' by [[Conradie]]. A set of the typed [[Afrikaans]] radio text of ''[[Alter Ego]]'', found in the archives of the [[Stellenbosch Drama Departement]]. |
== Broadcast history in South Africa == | == Broadcast history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 18 November 2022
Alter Ego is a radio play by Arch Oboler (1909-1987)[1].
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The original text
A radio play about a young woman compelled by an inner voice to kill her lover, it was apparently written for Bette Davis and was first produced by the Texaco Star Theater (5 October 1938), with Davis in the role of a young woman.
Retitled Another World the psychodrama was subsequently presented on the programme Arch Oboler’s Plays (28 July 1939), with radio actress Betty Garde in the lead. On 22 April, 1945, it was once again soundstaged under its original title of Alter Ego as a Your Radio Hall of Fame production.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Alter Ego by Conradie. A set of the typed Afrikaans radio text of Alter Ego, found in the archives of the Stellenbosch Drama Departement.
Broadcast history in South Africa
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Oboler
https://broadcastellan.blogspot.com/2008/04/originally-written-for-bette-davis-arch.html
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