Kismet

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("Fate" or "Destiny") There are two related works by this name:

(1) A 1911 three-act play written by Edward Knoblauch (later Edward Knoblock).

2) A 1953 musical with lyrics and musical adaptation (as well as some original music) by Robert Wright and George Forrest. [1]

The original text

The play was written by and first performed by Oscar Asche at the Garrick Theatre, London, on 19 April 1911, and it ran for two years in London and later opened in the United States. Filmed a number of times and published in the collection Kismet and Other Plays (1957)

Translations and adaptations

In 1953, the story was adapted into the famous musical by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with themes from the music of Alexander Borodin, which in turn was filmed in 1955. 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.

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismet_(play)

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