The Man from Blankley's
The Man from Blankley's is a comedy by F. Anstey
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Adapted as film, directed by Alfred E. Green with John Barrymore and Loretta Young.
Performance history in South Africa
1901: Performed by the Sass and Nelson Company in the Opera House, Cape Town, as part of a season of plays that commenced on 11 May.
Sources
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: p.409
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