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| − | 1947: Directed for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg REPS]] by [[Muriel Alexander]]. Performed at the [[Wits Great Hall|Wits University Great Hall]]. The cast included | + | 1947: Directed for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg REPS]] by [[Muriel Alexander]]. Performed at the [[Wits Great Hall|Wits University Great Hall]]. The cast included [[P.C. Birkinshaw]] (Jimme Masters), [[John Allen]] (Al), [[Jose Smith]] (Tessie), [[Helen Mackay]] (Marie), [[Terence Kernan]] (Garder), [[Art Gross]] (Abbey), |
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by American playwright Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959), an experimental play-within-a-play, in which we see a rehearsal in which the actors discuss the way in which the characters shall be treated. First performed on Broadway in 1946, starring Ingrid Bergman.
Published by Dramatist's Play Services in 1947.
Made into a film (Joan of Arc) in 1948, also starring Bergman.
South African productions
1947: Directed for the Johannesburg REPS by Muriel Alexander. Performed at the Wits University Great Hall. The cast included P.C. Birkinshaw (Jimme Masters), John Allen (Al), Jose Smith (Tessie), Helen Mackay (Marie), Terence Kernan (Garder), Art Gross (Abbey),
Hermien Dommisse, P.C. Birkinshaw, Alan Darling.
Sources
Johannesburg REPS theatre programme, 1947.
Trek, 12(1):26, 1948.
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Lorraine
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