The Walls of Jericho

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The Walls of Jericho is a play in four acts by Alfred Sutro (1863-1933)[1]

The original text

First performed at the Garrick Theatre, London, on 31 October, 1904 and published by Samuel French in 1906.

Translations and adaptations

Adapted as a 1914 American silent drama film, directed by Lloyd B. Carleton and James K. Hackett. [2]

Performance history in South Africa

1906: Performed at the Opera House, Cape Town, in February by a visiting company featuring Lily Langtry as leading actress.

Sources

Facsimile version of the original published version, Hathi Trust Digital Library[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Sutro

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walls_of_Jericho_(1914_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: pp.424, 426

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