Van Kalabas Does His Bit

Van Kalabas Does His Bit is a play by Stephen Black (1879-1931).

The original text

The play is a sequel to Black's play, Love and the Hyphen, in which the character Gert van Kalabas finds himself in the Great War.

Published in a collection of Black's plays edited by Stephen Gray (Ad Donker 1984). Published in Three Plays by Ad Donker.

Performance history in South Africa

Written in 1916, and performed by Stephen Black's company in the Standard Theatre, Johannesburg in February 1917. In previous performances Charles Leonard played the role of Van Kalabas. (Stage and Cinema, 3 February 1917. p 9).

Sources

Stephen Gray (ed.) 1984. Stephen Black Three Plays. A.D. Donker.

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