The Outsider

The Outsider a play in three acts by Dorothy Brandon. Full-length. Cast: mixed. 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. Filmed numerous times. *** Published by Samuel French, 1926.

Afrikaans translation by Johann Buhr and called Die Kwaksalwer ("The Charlatan") and produced by André Huguenet in 1939 (to the chagrin of C. 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 in Afrikaans once more in 1949 by NTO, but under a new title, Die Indringer ("The Intruder"). Directed by ** and featuring ***.

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