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Lebedinaia pesnia (лебединая песня in Cyrillic script, or "Swan Song" in English) is a one-act Russian play by Anton Chekhov

Written in 1887 about an old actor who spends the night reminiscing about his life and career in an empty theatre.

Translated into English as Swan Song by Marian Fell and published in 1912 by Charles Scribner's Sons.

Swanesang presented by the Kaapse Teatergroep, 1972 or 1973. Mavis Lilenstein was the stage manager.

World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll, 1947. 683.

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Written in 1887 about an old actor who spends the night reminiscing about his life and career in an empty theatre.

Originally translated into English by Marian Fell and published in 1912 by Charles Scribner's Sons.

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 ''[[Lebedinaia pesnia]]'' ([[лебединая песня]] in Cyrillic script, or "''[[Swan Song]]''" in English) is a one-act Russian play by Anton Chekhov
+== The original text ==
+Written in 1887 about an old actor who spends the night reminiscing about his life and career in an empty theatre.
+==Translations and adaptations==
+Translated into English as ''[[Swan Song]]'' by Marian Fell and  published in 1912 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Swanesang]]'' by [[Pietro Nolte]]
+== Performance history in South Africa ==
+''Swanesang'' presented by the [[Kaapse Teatergroep]], 1972 or 1973. [[Mavis Lilenstein]] was the stage manager.
+== Sources ==
+''World Drama'' by Allardyce Nicoll, 1947. 683.
+== Return to ==
+Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 S|S]] in Plays II Foreign Plays
+Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
+Return to [[Main Page]]
 Written in 1887 about an old actor who spends the night reminiscing about his life and career in an empty theatre.