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| − | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Illusie-Simfonie]]'' ("Illusion Symphony") by [[Marguerite I. Murray]]. Text available at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] Library, Manuscripts Section, reference MS 31/16/8. | + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Illusie-Simfonie]]''''' ("Illusion Symphony") by [[Marguerite I. Murray]]. Text available at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] Library, Manuscripts Section, reference MS 31/16/8. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:09, 9 June 2023
Symphony in Illusion is a one-act play by James Wallace Bell.
Contents
The original text
Described as "an allegory in one act" and published as Symphony in Illusion: An Allegory in One Act by Samuel French, 1933 (Acting edition 467).
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Illusie-Simfonie ("Illusion Symphony") by Marguerite I. Murray. Text available at the University of Stellenbosch Library, Manuscripts Section, reference MS 31/16/8.
Performance history in South Africa
1943: Symphony in Illusion was presented at the Little Theatre by the University of Cape Town Speech and Drama Department in September, directed by Ruth Peffers.
1948: Performed in Afrikaans as Illusie-Simfonie in August by K.A.T., directed by Lily-Jean Satusky.
Sources
Publication details of the original text, Google Books [1]
Frederik Jacobus Nel 1972. Die Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging, 1934-1962. Unpublished master’s thesis. Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch.
Inskip, Donald P. 1972. Forty Little Years: The Story of a Theatre. Cape Town: Howard Timmins: p.129.
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