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'''''The Front Page''''' is a 1928 hit Broadway comedy about tabloid newspaper reporters on the police beat, written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht (1894–1964) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hecht] and Charles MacArthur (1895–1956) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_MacArthur].
  
 
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Revision as of 07:14, 9 July 2015

The Front Page is a 1928 hit Broadway comedy about tabloid newspaper reporters on the police beat, written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht (1894–1964) [1] and Charles MacArthur (1895–1956) [2].

The original text

First produced in 1928.

Translations and adaptations

The play has been adapted for the cinema several times.

Performance history in South Africa

Presented by PACT Drama directed by William Egan opening 22 March 1984 at the Alexander Theatre and 26 April 1984 at the State Theatre starring Anthony Fridjhon, Dale Cutts and Andrew Buckland.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Front_Page

The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail theatre programme, 1984, announcement of future productions.

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