On Approval
On Approval is a 1926 play by English dramatist Frederick Lonsdale (1881 - 1954). It premiered at the Gaiety Theatre, New York, on 18 October 1926 where it ran for 96 performances. It opened in the West End of London at the Fortune Theatre on 19 April 1927 and ran until 2 June 1928.
Performance history in South Africa
The play was presented for the opening of the Witwatersrand Technical College Little Theatre in November 1939, produced by Anna Romain Hoffman.
West End director Frith Banbury staged this play for Toerien-Firth Company in 1976 starring Richard Todd and Moyra Fraser.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Approval_(play)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Lonsdale
The South African Theatre, Music and Dance 1(1), 1939.
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