Kismet
1) A 1911 three-act play written by Edward Knoblock.
2) A 1953 musical with lyrics and musical adaptation (as well as some original music) by Robert Wright and George Forrest. [1]
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The original text
The musical was adapted from the music of Alexander Borodin, and a book by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis, based on the play by Edward Knoblock.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
195* Performed by NTO ???
1973: Performed, as their first musical, in the Johannesburg Civic Theatre by PACT. Directed by Anthony Farmer (who also designed the sets, with costumes by Neels Hansen), and featuring Lawrence Folley, Gé Korsten, Barbara Veenemans, Kerry Jordan and Iris Chapple starred in this musical at the Civic Theatre
1980: Performed by PACT, directed by Neels Hansen.
1991: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society.
Sources
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