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== The text ==
  
''[[The King of Diamonds]]'' is a musical play with [[Barney Barnato]] (1851-1897) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Barnato] as central figure and hero, with a book by [[Bob O'Keefe]], music by [[Edgar Adeler]].
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Possibly based on [[Harold J. Laite]]'s play, ''[[The King of Diamonds]]'' is a musical play with [[Barney Barnato]] (1851-1897) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Barnato] as central figure and hero, with a book by [[Bob O'Keefe]], music by [[Edgar Adeler]].
  
Produced by [[NTO]] in 1961. Directed by [[Robert Langford]]. Cast included [[Roscoe Behrmann]]; [[Virginia Lee]]; [[Joe Stewardson]]; [[Viviene Adley]]; [[Jimmy Asser]]; [[Patrick Mynhardt]]; [[Hugo Warren]]; [[Bella Mariani]]; [[Elizabeth Evans]]; [[Tiny Walker]]; [[Jo-Ann Pezarro]]; [[Gabriel Bayman]]; [[Sheila Forbes]]; [[Diana Shahn]]; [[Patsi Kahn]]; [[Ronald Bloch]]; [[Alan Cean]]; [[George Jackson]]; [[Hugh Claven]]; [[Ivo Pellegrini]]; [[Casper Dyason]]. Musical director: [[Bill Walker]]. Choreography: [[Richard Daneel]].   
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== South African Productions ==
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1961: Produced by [[NTO]] in 1961. Directed by [[Robert Langford]]. Cast included [[Roscoe Behrmann]]; [[Virginia Lee]]; [[Joe Stewardson]]; [[Viviene Adley]]; [[Jimmy Asser]]; [[Patrick Mynhardt]]; [[Hugo Warren]]; [[Bella Mariani]]; [[Elizabeth Evans]]; [[Tiny Walker]]; [[Jo-Ann Pezarro]]; [[Gabriel Bayman]]; [[Sheila Forbes]]; [[Diana Shahn]]; [[Patsi Kahn]]; [[Ronald Bloch]]; [[Alan Cean]]; [[George Jackson]]; [[Hugh Claven]]; [[Ivo Pellegrini]]; [[Casper Dyason]]. Musical director: [[Bill Walker]]. Choreography: [[Richard Daneel]].   
  
 
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Revision as of 05:58, 31 March 2016

There are two plays by this name

The King of Diamonds by Harold J. Laite (1953)

The original play

Written as a three-act play by Harold J. Laite, dealing with Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) [1] and Barney Barnato (1851-1897) [2]. It was published by Pioneer Books in Cape Town in the 1956.


South African performances

1953: First presented at the Labia Theatre, Cape Town, 1953.

Sources

Text of The King of Diamonds, University of Stellenbosch Library Catalogue.


The King of Diamonds - the musical by by Bob O'Keefe, music by Edgar Adeler

The text

Possibly based on Harold J. Laite's play, The King of Diamonds is a musical play with Barney Barnato (1851-1897) [3] as central figure and hero, with a book by Bob O'Keefe, music by Edgar Adeler.


South African Productions

1961: Produced by NTO in 1961. Directed by Robert Langford. Cast included Roscoe Behrmann; Virginia Lee; Joe Stewardson; Viviene Adley; Jimmy Asser; Patrick Mynhardt; Hugo Warren; Bella Mariani; Elizabeth Evans; Tiny Walker; Jo-Ann Pezarro; Gabriel Bayman; Sheila Forbes; Diana Shahn; Patsi Kahn; Ronald Bloch; Alan Cean; George Jackson; Hugh Claven; Ivo Pellegrini; Casper Dyason. Musical director: Bill Walker. Choreography: Richard Daneel.

Sources

King of Diamonds theatre programme, NTO, 1961.

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