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''Levend Dood'' by A den Hertzog. A  text for four players, inspired by Tennyson’s “Enoch Arden”, it tells of a man who had been away from home for fifteen years and returns to find his best friend has married his wife. **Translated  into Afrikaans as ''[[Haar Tweede Man]]'' by [[A.E. Carinus-Holzhausen|Mrs Carinus-Holzhausen]]. ([[Ludwig Binge]]’s version of this differs quite markedly, for he has the title as Haar Twede Man, using an older Dutch spelling for “second”,  and ascribes the play to Paul Géraldy not Den Hertzog – with virtually no further details provided.) Produced by [[Paul de Groot]] with [[André Huguenet]] as lead for the first time. They rehearsed at the [[Palladium Theatre]] in Paarl. Due to popular taste, De Groot at first rewrote the script so that the wife would not leave, but rather chooses to remain with the second man. This led to uncertainty amongst the players and the initial ending was followed. A huge commercial success, playing over 200 times between February - November 1928.
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''Levend Dood'' by A den Hertzog. A  text for four players, inspired by Tennyson’s “Enoch Arden”, it tells of a man who had been away from home for fifteen years and returns to find his best friend has married his wife. **  
  
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== The original text ==
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Translated  into Afrikaans as ''[[Haar Tweede Man]]'' by [[A.E. Carinus-Holzhausen|Mrs Carinus-Holzhausen]]. ([[Ludwig Binge]]’s version of this differs quite markedly, for he has the title as Haar Twede Man, using an older Dutch spelling for “second”,  and ascribes the play to Paul Géraldy not Den Hertzog – with virtually no further details provided.)
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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''Haar Tweede Man'' was produced by [[Paul de Groot]] with [[André Huguenet]] as lead for the first time. They rehearsed at the [[Palladium Theatre]] in Paarl. Due to popular taste, De Groot at first rewrote the script so that the wife would not leave, but rather chooses to remain with the second man. This led to uncertainty amongst the players and the initial ending was followed. A huge commercial success, playing over 200 times between February - November 1928.
  
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Revision as of 13:46, 5 February 2016

Levend Dood by A den Hertzog. A text for four players, inspired by Tennyson’s “Enoch Arden”, it tells of a man who had been away from home for fifteen years and returns to find his best friend has married his wife. **

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as Haar Tweede Man by Mrs Carinus-Holzhausen. (Ludwig Binge’s version of this differs quite markedly, for he has the title as Haar Twede Man, using an older Dutch spelling for “second”, and ascribes the play to Paul Géraldy not Den Hertzog – with virtually no further details provided.)

Performance history in South Africa

Haar Tweede Man was produced by Paul de Groot with André Huguenet as lead for the first time. They rehearsed at the Palladium Theatre in Paarl. Due to popular taste, De Groot at first rewrote the script so that the wife would not leave, but rather chooses to remain with the second man. This led to uncertainty amongst the players and the initial ending was followed. A huge commercial success, playing over 200 times between February - November 1928.

Sources

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page