A Man's Shadow
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The original text
A man murders a Jewish moneylender, but his doppelganger is accused of the crime.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted into English as A Man's Shadow by Robert Buchanan (1841-1901)[1]. First produced in 1890.
Made into a 1920 British silent crime film called A Man's Shadow directed by Sidney Morgan.[2]
Performance history in South Africa
1894: Performed in the Opera House, Cape Town, by the visiting Emilie Bevan Comedy Company as part of their second season.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Williams_Buchanan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man%27s_Shadow
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: pp.394-5
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