In the Soup

In the Soup is a farce by Ralph Lumley ()[].

The original text

In a farce, a wealthy couple impersonate their servants to mislead a visitor.

Translations and adaptations

Filmed in 1936 [1]

Performance history in South Africa

1904: The second act of the play was performed James Welch and his company at the Good Hope Theatre, Cape Town, as part of a matinee benefit programme "tendered to the sufferers in a disaster (flood) at Bloemfontein", organized by Grant Fallowes and featuring a large number of distinguished performers. It was accompanied by an act from Brother Officers (Trevor) by the Frawley Company, a various vaudeville style turns (acrobatics, songs, dances, etc) by members of Tivoli Theatre company and Frank Fillis' Circus. The performers included Peggy Pryde, N.C. Fields, Miss Charini, Mrs Griffith Vincent, Kate Drew, Percy Ould, the Hayday Troupe and the Pichell Troupe.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Soup_(1936_film)

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.418

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