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''[[The Philadelphia Story]]'' is a comic play by Philip Barry.  
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''[[The Philadelphia Story]]'' is a comic play by Philip Barry (1896–1949)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Barry].  
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
Filmed as ''[[The Philadelphia Story]] in  1940,  written for the screen by Donald Ogden Stewart and an uncredited Waldo Salt, directed by George Cukor, it featured Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart and Ruth Hussey.
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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   
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In 1956  a musical film version called ''[[High Society]]'' was made by  MGM,  directed by Charles Walters, with  Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, and Louis Armstrong.
  
High Society is a musical version of The Philadelphia Story (1941), which was based on a 1939 play by Philip Barry. He wrote it with Katharine Hepburn in mind, which was great timing for the actress. In 1938, Hepburn was labeled “box office poison” because her last few films had flopped. For more on that, head over to Bringing Up Baby (1938) or Holiday (1938).
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Two musical stage versions called ''[[High Society]]'' have been done since, also based on Barry's play and the MGM film: The first[http://www.sondheimguide.com/porter/highUK.html] opened in London in 1987 with a book by Richard Eyre, while the second[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Society_(musical)]  on Broadway in 1998, with a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Cole Porter and Susan Birkenhead.
  
Since Hepburn’s film career wasn’t going well, she bought out her contract with RKO and went back to the stage to star in Barry’s play. Fortunately for her, The Philadelphia Story was a hit!
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1946: In South Africa it was presented 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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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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== Sources ==
  
== Sources ==
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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.
 
  
''Trek'', 11(7):18, 1946.
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''[[Trek]]'', 11(7):18, 1946.
  
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 142.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 142.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Barry
  
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Story_(play)  
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Story_(play)  
  
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Story_(film)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Society_(1956_film)
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Latest revision as of 05:23, 18 July 2019

The Philadelphia Story is a comic play by Philip Barry (1896–1949)[1].

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 film version called High Society was made by MGM, directed by Charles Walters, with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, and Louis Armstrong.

Two musical stage versions called High Society have been done since, also based on Barry's play and the MGM film: The first[2] opened in London in 1987 with a book by Richard Eyre, while the second[3] on Broadway in 1998, with a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Cole Porter and Susan Birkenhead.

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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