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| − | ''[[Master and Man]]'' is a play by George R. Sims | + | ''[[Master and Man]]'' is a play in four acts by George R. Sims |
''Not to be confused with "Master and Man", the short story by Leo Tolstoy (1895) or '''[[The Married Bachelor, or Master and Man]]''', a one-act farce by P.P. O'Callaghan (1821).'' | ''Not to be confused with "Master and Man", the short story by Leo Tolstoy (1895) or '''[[The Married Bachelor, or Master and Man]]''', a one-act farce by P.P. O'Callaghan (1821).'' | ||
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==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | First performed in 1890 | + | First performed at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Birmingham, on 18 March 1889 and on Broadway in 1890, where it apparently lasted for less than two weeks. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 06:00, 5 July 2020
Master and Man is a play in four acts by George R. Sims
Not to be confused with "Master and Man", the short story by Leo Tolstoy (1895) or The Married Bachelor, or Master and Man, a one-act farce by P.P. O'Callaghan (1821).
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Birmingham, on 18 March 1889 and on Broadway in 1890, where it apparently lasted for less than two weeks.
Translations and adaptations
A number of films were made of the play, including silent British film adaptations in 1915 (directed by Percy Nash) and 1929 (directed by George A. Cooper), and a sound film in 1934 (directed by John Harlow).
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_and_Man_(play)
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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Leonard Rayne
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