Lebedinaia pesnia
Lebedinaia pesnia (лебединая песня in Cyrillic script, or "Swan Song" in English) is a one-act Russian play by Anton Chekhov
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The original text
Written in 1887 about an old actor who spends the night reminiscing about his life and career in an empty theatre.
Translations and adaptations
English
Originally translated into English by Marian Fell and published in 1912 by Charles Scribner's Sons. Also found as Swansong in English.
Afrikaans
There are three Afrikaans plays called Swanesang (Swan Song), all three translations of Anton Chekhov's one-act play:
Swanesang by Pietro Nolte (Unpublished, performed 197*)
Swanesang by Salomi Louw, published as an acting text by DALRO.
Swanesang by Nico Luwes, published on the Litnet Spens (http://www.litnet.co.za/Article/litnet-spens-swanesang)
Performance history in South Africa
1972/3: Swanesang presented by the Kaapse Teatergroep, 1972 or 1973. Mavis Lilenstein was the stage manager.
Sources
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll, 1947. 683.
https://archive.org/details/AntonChekhov-SwanSong-AOneActPlay-AlanDavisDrake
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