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| − | + | Thomas Allston Brown. 1903. ''A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901'', Dalcassian Publishing: p.299, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Zu_FDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA299&lpg=PA299&dq=The+Wrong+Mr.+Wright+a+stage+comedy&source=bl&ots=lUymdtJnpy&sig=ACfU3U10dsN_RSo7TWhx7sXsBkAz0vDydw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj50f2H8cvmAhWfQxUIHRW8B9UQ6AEwAnoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Wrong%20Mr.%20Wright%20a%20stage%20comedy&f=false] | |
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[[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.) | ||
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.203-205 | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.203-205 | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 23 December 2019
The Wrong Mr Wright is a play by George Howells Broadhurst (1866–1952)[1]
As it was written and first performed in the USA, the title is often found in the American grammatical form as The Wrong Mr. Wright.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Bijou Theatre, New York on 6 September, 1897.
Translations and adaptations
Filmed as The Wrong Mr. Wright[2] in 1927, directed by Scott Sidney.
Performance history in South Africa
1900: Performed by the Herbert Flemming Company as part of an extended season in the Opera House, Cape Town.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Broadhurst
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrong_Mr._Wright
Thomas Allston Brown. 1903. A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901, Dalcassian Publishing: p.299, Google E-book[3]
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.203-205
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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