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''[[The Tree of Knowledge]]'' is a play by R.C. Carton ()[]
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''[[The Tree of Knowledge]]'' is a play by R.C. Carton (1853–1928)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._C._Carton]
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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First produced  at St. James's Theatre, on November 24, 1897 and Opened at the Lyceum Theatre, New York, on 4 January, 1898.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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In 1920 an American silent film by this name[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tree_of_Knowledge_(1920_film)], based on the play, was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by William C. deMille, it  starred Robert Warwick.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
  
1898: Performed on in South Africa in English as ''[[A Marriage of Convenience]]'' by a company under the management of the [[Wheeler Brothers]], as part of a repertoire that also included ''[[The Tree of Knowledge]]'', ''[[Secret Service]]'' and ''[[My Friend, The Prince]]''. The company included [[ George Hippisley]], [[Wilton Heriot]], [[Jessie Bateman]], [[Mabel Lane]] and [[Sallie Booth]].
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1898: Performed on in South Africa as ''[[The Tree of Knowledge]]'' by a company under the management of the [[Wheeler Brothers]], as part of a repertoire that also included ''[[A Marriage of Convenience]]'' (Dumas/Grundy), ''[[Secret Service]]'' (Gilette) and ''[[My Friend, The Prince]]'' (McCarthy). The company included [[ George Hippisley]], [[Wilton Heriot]], [[Jessie Bateman]], [[Mabel Lane]] and [[Sallie Booth]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._C._Carton
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Online Books by R.C. Carton, [[The Online Books Page]][http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Carton%2C%20R.%20C.%20(Richard%20Claude)%2C%201856-1928]
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https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100114580
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tree_of_Knowledge_(1920_film)
  
 
[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
 
[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

Latest revision as of 06:49, 12 October 2020

The Tree of Knowledge is a play by R.C. Carton (1853–1928)[1]

The original text

First produced at St. James's Theatre, on November 24, 1897 and Opened at the Lyceum Theatre, New York, on 4 January, 1898.

Translations and adaptations

In 1920 an American silent film by this name[2], based on the play, was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by William C. deMille, it starred Robert Warwick.

Performance history in South Africa

1898: Performed on in South Africa as The Tree of Knowledge by a company under the management of the Wheeler Brothers, as part of a repertoire that also included A Marriage of Convenience (Dumas/Grundy), Secret Service (Gilette) and My Friend, The Prince (McCarthy). The company included George Hippisley, Wilton Heriot, Jessie Bateman, Mabel Lane and Sallie Booth.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._C._Carton

Online Books by R.C. Carton, The Online Books Page[3]

https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100114580

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tree_of_Knowledge_(1920_film)

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.406

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