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1953: [[Leonard Schach]] directed the [[Little Theatre Players]] in the English translation at the [[Little Theatre]] in December . Décor by [[Frank Graves]], costumes by [[Doreen Graves]]. The cast: [[Felicity Bosman]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Jane Fenn]], [[I.M. Grusd]], [[Donald Inskip]], [[Charles Johnman]], [[Diana Lazar]], [[Marjorie McCall]], [[Paul Malherbe]]. | 1953: [[Leonard Schach]] directed the [[Little Theatre Players]] in the English translation at the [[Little Theatre]] in December . Décor by [[Frank Graves]], costumes by [[Doreen Graves]]. The cast: [[Felicity Bosman]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Jane Fenn]], [[I.M. Grusd]], [[Donald Inskip]], [[Charles Johnman]], [[Diana Lazar]], [[Marjorie McCall]], [[Paul Malherbe]]. | ||
| − | 1966: The Elferink [[Afrikaans]] translation was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Francois Swart]], featuring [[Thea Kirstein]] (Virginie), [[Willem Vermaas]] (Felix), [[Francois Swart]]/[[Franz Marx]] (Fadinard), | + | 1966: The Elferink [[Afrikaans]] translation was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Francois Swart]], featuring [[Thea Kirstein]] (Virginie), [[Willem Vermaas]] (Felix), [[Francois Swart]]/[[Franz Marx]] (Fadinard), [[Johan Botha]] (Vezinet), [[Petru Wessels]] (Anais), [[Marius Weyers]] (Emile Tavernier), [[Carel Trichardt]] (Nonancourt) |
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The Italian Straw Hat, 1851, (original title in French Le Chapeau de paille d'Italie) a five-act farce by French dramatist Eugène Marin Labiche (1815–1888).
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans by Rita Elferink with the title Die Italiaanse Strooihoed.
Performance history in South Africa
1953: Leonard Schach directed the Little Theatre Players in the English translation at the Little Theatre in December . Décor by Frank Graves, costumes by Doreen Graves. The cast: Felicity Bosman, Yvonne Bryceland, Jane Fenn, I.M. Grusd, Donald Inskip, Charles Johnman, Diana Lazar, Marjorie McCall, Paul Malherbe.
1966: The Elferink Afrikaans translation was staged by PACT, directed by Francois Swart, featuring Thea Kirstein (Virginie), Willem Vermaas (Felix), Francois Swart/Franz Marx (Fadinard), Johan Botha (Vezinet), Petru Wessels (Anais), Marius Weyers (Emile Tavernier), Carel Trichardt (Nonancourt)
, directed by Francois Swart for TRUK at the Intimate Theatre in 1966 starring Louis van Niekerk (Beauperthuis) and Marius Weyers (Emile Tavernier).
Sources
PACT theatre programme, 1966.
Siener in die Suburbs theatre programme containg list of actors and their roles for TRUK 1965-1971.
Inskip, 1977. p 119
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