Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra (1931) is a play cycle written by American playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953).
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The original text
The play premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 26 October 1931 where it ran for 150 performances before closing in March 1932.
Published in Nine plays by Eugene O'Neill, selected by the author. Random House, c1932.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
René Ahrenson directed a Spotlight production in the Hofmeyr Theatre in 1942, featuring Zoë Randall as Lavinia Mannon. Décor John Wright.
Directed by the German director Walter Czaschke for PACT, 1967.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning_Becomes_Electra
Trek 7(9):17, 1942.
PACT list, 1972.
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