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''[[Diamond Cuts Diamond]]'' is a one act satirical comedy by Nikolai Gogol
 
''[[Diamond Cuts Diamond]]'' is a one act satirical comedy by Nikolai Gogol
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==The original text==
  
 
A satire on gambling in Russia.  
 
A satire on gambling in Russia.  
  
Translated and adapted into English by [[Winifred Katzin]] and published in English in ''Short Plays from Twelve Countries'', a collection of one act plays selected and edited by [[Winifred Katzin]] (London: George G Harrap and Co., 1937) 
 
  
Katzin's rather heavy-handed adaptation of [[Nikolai Gogol]]’s text was later also published as a playtext by [[DALRO]], 1969.  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Translated into English, it was and adapted by [[Winifred Katzin]] and published in English in ''Short Plays from Twelve Countries'', a collection of one act plays selected and edited by [[Winifred Katzin]] (London: George G Harrap and Co., 1937) 
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Katzin's English text, described by [[Gosher]] (1988) as a "heavy-handed adaptation of [[Nikolai Gogol]]’s text",  was later also published as a playtext by [[DALRO]], 1969.  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
Gosher, 1988)
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Gosher, 1988
  
 
Library of Congress. Copyright Office. 1937. ''Catalog of Copyright Entries'' (Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures.) New Series[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=xFZhAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=The+Jews+of+Hodos++Sandor+Martinescu&source=bl&ots=2v-iHdKKuR&sig=ACfU3U0wJf0r3xq6Q3i41yqQ3FjJmAxycw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiNwof6z8HpAhUySBUIHbL8BOwQ6AEwAnoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Jews%20of%20Hodos%20%20Sandor%20Martinescu&f=false]
 
Library of Congress. Copyright Office. 1937. ''Catalog of Copyright Entries'' (Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures.) New Series[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=xFZhAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=The+Jews+of+Hodos++Sandor+Martinescu&source=bl&ots=2v-iHdKKuR&sig=ACfU3U0wJf0r3xq6Q3i41yqQ3FjJmAxycw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiNwof6z8HpAhUySBUIHbL8BOwQ6AEwAnoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Jews%20of%20Hodos%20%20Sandor%20Martinescu&f=false]
  
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Revision as of 08:45, 20 May 2020

Diamond Cuts Diamond is a one act satirical comedy by Nikolai Gogol

The original text

A satire on gambling in Russia.


Translations and adaptations

Translated into English, it was and adapted by Winifred Katzin and published in English in Short Plays from Twelve Countries, a collection of one act plays selected and edited by Winifred Katzin (London: George G Harrap and Co., 1937)

Katzin's English text, described by Gosher (1988) as a "heavy-handed adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s text", was later also published as a playtext by DALRO, 1969.

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

Gosher, 1988

Library of Congress. Copyright Office. 1937. Catalog of Copyright Entries (Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures.) New Series[1]

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

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