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In 1956 a musical version called ''[[High Society]]'' was made by MGM, directed by Charles Walters, with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, and Louis Armstrong. | In 1956 a musical version called ''[[High Society]]'' was made by MGM, directed by Charles Walters, with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, and Louis Armstrong. | ||
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| − | 1946: | + | 1946: Performed by the [[Munro-Inglis Company]], produced by [[Margaret Inglis]] in the [[Standard Theatre]], 1946. The cast consisted of [[Doreen Hamshaw]], [[Gordon Mulholland]], [[Nan Munro]], [[Will Jamieson]], [[Frank Secker]], [[Brigid Gibbings]], [[Frank Wise]]. In the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Cape Town the cast were [[Nan Munro]], [[Joan Pritchard]], [[Rayne Kruger]], [[Will Jamieson]], [[Brigid Gibbings]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Henry Gilbert]], [[Gordon Mulholland]], [[Doreen Hamshaw]], with sets by [[Len Grossett]]. It was their last production in South Africa. |
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''South African Opinion'', 3(6):22, 1946; 3(11):21, 1947. | ''South African Opinion'', 3(6):22, 1946; 3(11):21, 1947. | ||
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[[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 142. | [[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 142. | ||
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Story_(play) | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Story_(play) | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 17 July 2019
The Philadelphia Story is a comic play by Philip Barry ()[1].
Contents
The original text
The play tells the story of a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband and an attractive journalist. Barry wrote The Philadelphia Story in 1939 specifically with Katharine Hepburn in mind, .
Translations and adaptations
Filmed as The Philadelphia Story in 1940, written for the screen by Donald Ogden Stewart and an uncredited Waldo Salt, produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, directed by George Cukor, it featured Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart and Ruth Hussey.
In 1956 a musical version called High Society was made by MGM, directed by Charles Walters, with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, and Louis Armstrong.
Performance history in South Africa
1946: Performed by the Munro-Inglis Company, produced by Margaret Inglis in the Standard Theatre, 1946. The cast consisted of Doreen Hamshaw, Gordon Mulholland, Nan Munro, Will Jamieson, Frank Secker, Brigid Gibbings, Frank Wise. In the Alhambra Theatre in Cape Town the cast were Nan Munro, Joan Pritchard, Rayne Kruger, Will Jamieson, Brigid Gibbings, Frank Wise, Henry Gilbert, Gordon Mulholland, Doreen Hamshaw, with sets by Len Grossett. It was their last production in South Africa.
Sources
South African Opinion, 3(6):22, 1946; 3(11):21, 1947.
Trek, 11(7):18, 1946.
Brooke 1978. 142.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Barry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Story_(play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Story_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Society_(1956_film)
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