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There are numerous works of fiction by this name, including at least 10 films (see for example "The Eleventh Commandment (film)" in  [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eleventh_Commandment_(film)]).  
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There are numerous works of fiction by this name, including at least 2 plays, a number of novels (e.g. by Jeffrey Archer)  and 10 films (see "The Eleventh Commandment (film)" in  [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eleventh_Commandment_(film)]).  
  
Below are those works with a direct or indirect link to South Africa  
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'''Below are those works with a direct or indirect link to South Africa'''
  
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=''[[The Eleventh Commandment]]'' a film by Kisch-Barker Films (1913)=
  
=''[[The Eleventh Commandment]]'' a film by (1913)=
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==The film==
  
A short film about a wealthy but unmarried woman who dies, and since no heirs can be found, her estate will automatically go to her attorney. The attorney's partner, however, would like to get his hands on the old woman's money, so he hatches a scheme with a barmaid and a distant relative of the woman for the barmaid to pose as the dead woman's direct descendant so she'll collect the estate and they can all split the proceeds. However, things don't go exactly as planned.  
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A short film by Kisch-Barker Films about a guardian who spends his ward's inheritance and tries to make her marry a rich cad. The story written Samuel M. Gluckstein and the film featured  '''[[James Welch]]''' and Gladys Cooper in the leading roles.
  
Based on a play called ''[[The Pillory]]'' by Brandon Fleming, the film by included James . The film had
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==Sources==
 
=''[[The Eleventh Commandment]]'' by [[David Schneider]]  (1996)=
 
  
== Subject ==
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0002826/
  
Comedy about a Jew marrying a gentile.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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=''[[The Eleventh Commandment]]'' a play by David Schneider  (1996)=
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== The original text ==
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A comedy about a Jew marrying a gentile, the play was written for the Hampstead Theatre by David Schneider (1963- )[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Schneider_%28actor%29] in 1996, and opened there in 4 December, 1996, to somewhat lukewarm reviews.  
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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1998:Staged at the [[Theatre on the Square]] in February, directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], with [[Annabel Linder]], [[Frantz Dubrowsky]], [[Darrill Rosen]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Debbie Brown]] and [[Rohan Coll]].
 
1998:Staged at the [[Theatre on the Square]] in February, directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], with [[Annabel Linder]], [[Frantz Dubrowsky]], [[Darrill Rosen]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Debbie Brown]] and [[Rohan Coll]].
  
= Sources =
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== Sources ==
''The Star'' 24 February 1998.
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http://www.cix.co.uk/~shutters/reviews/96099.htm
  
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''[[The Star]]'' 24 February 1998.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 06:05, 12 May 2020

There are numerous works of fiction by this name, including at least 2 plays, a number of novels (e.g. by Jeffrey Archer) and 10 films (see "The Eleventh Commandment (film)" in Wikipedia[1]).

Below are those works with a direct or indirect link to South Africa

The Eleventh Commandment a film by Kisch-Barker Films (1913)

The film

A short film by Kisch-Barker Films about a guardian who spends his ward's inheritance and tries to make her marry a rich cad. The story written Samuel M. Gluckstein and the film featured James Welch and Gladys Cooper in the leading roles.

Sources

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0002826/

Go to ESAT Bibliography

The Eleventh Commandment a play by David Schneider (1996)

The original text

A comedy about a Jew marrying a gentile, the play was written for the Hampstead Theatre by David Schneider (1963- )[2] in 1996, and opened there in 4 December, 1996, to somewhat lukewarm reviews.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1998:Staged at the Theatre on the Square in February, directed by Maralin Vanrenen, with Annabel Linder, Frantz Dubrowsky, Darrill Rosen, Roger Dwyer, Debbie Brown and Rohan Coll.

Sources

http://www.cix.co.uk/~shutters/reviews/96099.htm

The Star 24 February 1998.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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