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− | ''Scampolo'' by Dario Niccodemi. A melodrama about a young waif | + | ''Scampolo'' by Dario Niccodemi. A melodrama about a young waif. |
+ | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
+ | Dutch version first produced in South Africa by De Groot and some amateurs at the [[Railway Institute]], Cape Town in January 1925. First produced in Afrikaans on 7th September 1925 at the Premier Mine near Pretoria, before moving to the [[Pretoria Opera House]] on the 10th. , and later to Johannesburg. In December he took it on a national professional tour, with financial help of [[African Theatres]], ending in Cape Town's [[Opera House]]. When the [[Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap]] regained the rights from [[African Theatres]] in 1928 and took it on an extended tour with [[Wena Naudé]] in the lead role, it became one of the all time box-offices successes in Afrikaans theatre history. Naudé in particular was immensely popular played it on and off for many years, later even founding a company called the [[Oorskotjie Geselskap]] to take it on tour. | ||
+ | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
+ | Hugely popular in Dutch (as ''Overschotje'' - lit "Little leftover"), became a long term success in Afrikaans (''[[Oorskotjie]]'', tr J. Mulder) for [[Paul de Groot]] and [[Wena Naudé]]. | ||
− | + | == Sources == | |
+ | Binge, 1969 | ||
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+ | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:51, 5 March 2014
Scampolo by Dario Niccodemi. A melodrama about a young waif.
Performance history in South Africa
Dutch version first produced in South Africa by De Groot and some amateurs at the Railway Institute, Cape Town in January 1925. First produced in Afrikaans on 7th September 1925 at the Premier Mine near Pretoria, before moving to the Pretoria Opera House on the 10th. , and later to Johannesburg. In December he took it on a national professional tour, with financial help of African Theatres, ending in Cape Town's Opera House. When the Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap regained the rights from African Theatres in 1928 and took it on an extended tour with Wena Naudé in the lead role, it became one of the all time box-offices successes in Afrikaans theatre history. Naudé in particular was immensely popular played it on and off for many years, later even founding a company called the Oorskotjie Geselskap to take it on tour.
Translations and adaptations
Hugely popular in Dutch (as Overschotje - lit "Little leftover"), became a long term success in Afrikaans (Oorskotjie, tr J. Mulder) for Paul de Groot and Wena Naudé.
Sources
Binge, 1969
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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Return to ESAT Templates
Return to S in Plays I Original SA Plays
Return to S in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to S in Plays III Collections
Return to S in Plays IV: Festivals and Pageants
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