The Man Who Was
The Man Who Was is a play by Kinsey Peile (1862–1934)[1].
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The original text
Based on the eponymous story by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) [2], that first appeared in Macmillan’s Magazine of April 1890 and Harper’s Weekly on 15 April the same year.
Peile's stage adaptation was first performed at Drury Lane in London in 1907 after which Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) toured with it in theatres and music-halls, playing the part of "Limmason".
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Performance history in South Africa
1906: Performed as part of his repertoire by William Haviland and his company while on tour, appearing in the Opera House, Cape Town in July and August.
Sources
http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/rg_manwhowas1.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Kipling
"Kinsey Peile" In: Wikipedia[3].
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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