The Outsider

by Dorothy Brandon. Full-length. Cast: mixed. Afrikaans translation by Johann Buhr: Die Kwaksalwer.

The Outsider by Dorothy Brandon. A play about the charlatan Anton Ragazoff, who is posing as a doctor and treats Dr. Geerling’s beautiful daughter for a serious bone structure deficiency. First produced on Broadway by William H. Harris at the 24th Street Theatre in 1924. *** Produced as Die Kwaksalwer ("The Charlatan") in Afrikaans by André Huguenet in 1939 (to the chagrin of Louis Leipoldt, who had written a play by this name in 1931). He had originally wanted Berdine Grunewald for the lead, but ultimately produced it with himself in the male lead and co-featuring Johann Fourie, Leon Celliers, Eric Olsen, Cor du Toit and Paula Styger. David Sanders designed the set in London while * Janse van Rensburg painted the backdrop. Produced by NTO in 1949 as Die Indringer ("The Intruder"), directed by ** and featuring ***.

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