The Man in Possession

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There are two plays by this name


The Man in Possession by James Albery (1876)

The original text

A comedy in three acts by James Albery (1838–1889)[1], it opened at the Gaiety Theatre, London, on 4 December, 1876.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1878: Performed by the Egerton and Case Company in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 8 August.

Sources

Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 (Volume 5). Cambridge University Press: p. 237[2]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.371

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The Man in Possession by H.M Harwood (1930)

The original text

A play in three acts and an epilogue by Harold Marsh Harwood (1874–1959)[3], it opened on . Published in London by E. Benn in 1930.

Translations and adaptations

Twice filmed, in 1931 as The Man in Possession[4] by Sam Wood and in 1937 as Personal Property[5] by W.S. Van Dyke, with Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor. (The latter film also used the alternate title of The Man in Possession on occasion).

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/16007207?q&versionId=19508508

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_Possession

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Property_(film)


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