Dora

Dora is a French play by of Victorien Sardou ()[].

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Adapted for the English and American Stage as Diplomacy by Stephenson and Scott

Twice filmed, in 1916 as a silent film by the Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures and in 1926 by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures.

Performance history in South Africa

1866: Performed in English as Diplomacy by Madame Pearman's company in the Theatre Royal in Burg Street, Cape Town, as part of a short season of plays that began on 22 November. The production featured Emily Levettez as "Zicka" and Adolphus Ellis as "Baron Stein".

1892: Performed in English as Diplomacy by the Emilie Bevan Comedy Company in The Vaudeville Theatre, Cape Town, as part of a season of plays that ran from 8 August to late October.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(1916_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(1926_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 1923. (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: pp.203-205

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