Lady Precious Stream

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Lady Precious Stream by the Chinese playwright S.I. Hsiung.


The original text

Published as Lady Precious Stream, an old Chinise play done into English according to its traditional style in London, 1934.

Translations and adaptations

It was translated into Afrikaans by Fred le Roux from the English version Miss Precious Stream, entitled Juffrou Edelwater.

Performance history in South Africa

Produced by Nancy Body for the Speech-Training Department of UCT, in the Little Theatre, 1945 starring Audrey Pearce, Harry Mann, Joyce Grant, Carey Lacey, Cynthia Brodie.

Jonkvrou Edelwater (also referred to as Juffrou Edelwater), by the Chinese playwright Hsiung. It was performed under the auspices of the ICTB as its first play in 1962 in Stellenbosch and at the Hofmeyr Theatre with Tine Balder in the title role, produced by Fred Engelen. Other cast members were Fred le Roux]], Ria Olivier, Fanie Smit, Louw Verwey, Gertie Smith-Visser, Cynthia Dekker, Morné Coetzer, Isabel Combrink, Frans Marx, Pieter Fourie, Marie Pentz, Trudie Kok. Fred Engelen and Patrick Mynhardt alternated in some of the roles. The production received mixed reviews.


Sources

South African Opinion, 2(3):24, 1945: Trek, 9(22):18, 1945.

Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research.

Juffrou Edelwater theatre programme, 1962.


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