La Dame aux Camélias
La Dame aux Camélias is a play by Alexandre Dumas (1824-1895).
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The original text
Written by Alexandre Dumas (1824-1895) in 1852.
Translations and adaptations
Translated as Die Dame met die Kamelias by Wilhelmien van Zyl from the original French play. La Dame aux Camélias. According to the programme, the director of the first production in 1966 - René Clermont - and the performers Nerina Ferreira, Laurie van der Merwe and Berdine Grünewald also did a lot of work on the final script.
Performance history in South Africa
1966: Produced in the Afrikaans version by CAPAB at the Hofmeyr Theatreas part of during the fifth Republic Festival. Directed by the French director René Clermont with Berdine Grünewald, Johann Nelland André Walters in the leading roles. The rest of the cast were Fanie Bekker, Nerina Ferreira, Salomi Louw, Rieta Burgers, Fitz Morley, Martin Crous, Gertie Smith-Visser, Limpie Basson, Jannie Gildenhuys, Ernst Eloff, Johan Nell, Wilhelm de la Querra, Johan van Jaarsveld, Antoinette Terblanche, Gillian Garlick, Ken Leach, Lynette Marais, Danie Marais. The production also visited Stellenbosch, Worcester and Bellville. Designs were by Michael Clarke.
1966: Another Afrikaans production was directed by Fitz Morley in East London.
Sources
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll, 1949
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 43 and 418.
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