The Third Degree
Two stage plays by this name have been done in South Africa.
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The Third Degree by Charles Klein (1867-1915)[1]
In London it was entitled Find the Woman.
The original text
First performed in 1908, it was a huge success.
Filmed as a 1926 silent romance film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz.
South African performances
1914: First performed in South Africa by the J.C. Williamson Theatre Company , which included Madge Fabian, Stephen Ewart, George R. Montford, and others.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Klein
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017462/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Degree
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The Third Degree by Don Maclennan (1929-2009)
The original text
A full-length play, first performed in 1967 and published in 1971 by Balkema in one volume with The Coat by Athol Fugard.
Performances
1967: First performance directed by Athol Fugard.
Sources
A scrap album dated 1966-1967 held by NELM: [Collection: Rhodes University. Drama Department]: 2006. 6. 2. 5.
Gosher, 1988.
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