The Tree of Knowledge
The Tree of Knowledge is a play by R.C. Carton ()[]
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1898: Performed on in South Africa in English as A Marriage of Convenience by a company under the management of the Wheeler Brothers, as part of a repertoire that also included The Tree of Knowledge, Secret Service and My Friend, The Prince. The company included George Hippisley, Wilton Heriot, Jessie Bateman, Mabel Lane and Sallie Booth.
Sources
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: p.406
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