Lady Precious Stream

Lady Precious Stream by S.I. Hsiung. Produced by Nancy Body for the Speech-Training Department of UCT, in the Little Theatre, 1945. With 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 translated into Afrikaans by Fred le Roux from the English version Miss Precious Stream. 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. It received mixed reviews.

Sources

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

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 Unpublished research.

UTS theatre pamphlet

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