Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through is a play by Jane Cowl (1883-1950)[1] and Jane Murfin (1884-1955)[2].

The original text

A fantastical melodrama about **, written in 1919

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as By die ou Meulstroom for production by André Huguenet

Performance history in South Africa

1938: Produced in Afrikaans as By die ou Meulstroom by André Huguenet on his return from his European trip, with Wena Naudé, Johann Nel, Ria Olivier. (The same year that the sound film of the play was being shown in the country.)

Sources

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

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

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