Love and the Hyphen

Love and the Hyphen is a play by Stephen Black. It is a farce about a number of social climbing Capetonians, from all walks of life.

The original text

Published in a collection of Black’s plays edited by Stephen Gray, also containing Helena's Hope, Ltd and Van Kalabas Does His Bit (Ad Donker 1984).

Performance history in South Africa

First performed 1902, reworked 1910 and often repeated till the 1930s.

Produced at His Majesty's Theatre, date unknown. (List of characters held by NELM: [Collection: GRAY, Stephen]: 2008. 49. 2. 8. 4. 4.

Produced at the Standard Theatre, date unknown. (Theatre programme held by NELM: [Collection: GRAY, Stephen]: 2008. 49. 2. 8. 4. 7.

A photocopy of caricatures of the cast while it was being performed at the Tivoli Theatre by D.C. Boonzaier, from The Cape of 20.11.1908. (NELM [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 60. 8).

Sources

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

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