The Hasty Heart
The Hasty Heart is a comedy-drama in three acts written by American playwright and screenwriter John Patrick [1] (1905-1995).
Contents
The original text
Produced at Thee Hudson Theatre, New York, January 3, 1945, by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
Translations and adaptations
A 1949 Anglo-American film of the same name was directed by Vincent Sherman and starred Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, and Richard Todd.
Performance history in South Africa
1953: Produced by Sol Rodsell and the Scopus Players at the Labia Theatre, Cape Town on 30 November 1953, starring Percy Sieff.
1957: Produced by PEMADS in 1957, starring Noel Morgan.
1966: Presented by the Arts Theatre Club at the Guild Theatre, directed by Lea Denfield.
Sources
Poster held by NELM (Labia production): [Collection: SIEFF, Percy]: 2013. 25. 4. 23.
The Weekend Post, 30 January 2010.
Arts Theatre Club archive held by George Mountjoy.
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