Accent on Youth
Accent on Youth is a play written by American playwright Samson Raphaelson [1] (1894-1983).
The play debuted on Christmas Day, 1934. The plot concerns a lazy, middle-aged playwright who is spurred to write by his new young secretary.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
The play has been filmed several times, the first in 1935.
Performance history in South Africa
In 1941 George Vollaire produced Accent on Youth with the Pretoria Repertory Players.
Produced by the Brian Brooke Company at the Hofmeyr Hall, Cape Town, starring Cynthia Kettle and Leo Britt, 1948.
Sources
Brooke 1978. 176.
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