Le Rosaire
Le Rosaire ("The Rosary") is a French play in three acts by André Bisson (1884-1967)[].
Widely known and performed by its English title, The Rosary.
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The original text
An adaptation of the novel The Rosary by Florence L. Barclay (1862-1921)[1], first published in 1909 by G.P. Putnam's Sons and was a bestselling novel for many years running, reaching the number one spot in 1910.[2]
The original French adaptation was done by Alexandre Bisson as Le Rosaire Bisson Andre , Barclay Florence Published by La Petite Illustration, 1926adapted the book as a three-act play for the Parisian stage.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Die Rosekrans by Mrs Carinus-Holzhauzen.
It may possibly have been an earlier, English, performance of this play in 1911 that inspired the poet and playwright C. Louis Leipoldt to write the original English version of his groundbreaking and influential Afrikaans one-act play, Die Heks (See Kannemeyer)
The novel was also adapted into five films.
Performance history in South Africa
Produced by Leonard Rayne at the Standard Theatre in 19**.
1929-1930: Performed in Afrikaans as Die Rosekrans by Paul de Groot Company, and taken on tour of the country.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rosary_(novel)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_L._Barclay
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