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''[[The Young Elizabeth]]'' is a play by Jenette Dowling and Francis Letton (1952). Story of Elizabeth I from the time of King Henry VIII's death to the death of her sister Mary Tudor.
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''[[The Young Elizabeth]]'' is a play by Jenette Dowling and Francis Letton  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
Published by Dramatists Play Service (1955).  
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Telling  the story of Elizabeth I from the time of King Henry VIII's death to the death of her sister Mary Tudor.
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The text was published by Dramatists Play Service in 1955.  
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
1953: Presented by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Repertory Players]] (a Coronation Production) was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]], opening 10 June 1953. Décor was by [[Len Grossett]] and costumes by [[Louis Jacobson]]. In the cast were [[Theo Aronson]], [[Philip Birkenshaw]], [[Rigby Foster]], [[Anthony James]], [[Robert Lang]], [[Doreen Mantle]], [[Gertrude Miles]].
 
  
1953: Presented by the Repertory Theatre Society later known as the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]], 16 to 26 September 1953.
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1953: Presented by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] (a Coronation Production) was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]], opening 10 June 1953. Décor was by [[Len Grossett]] and costumes by [[Louis Jacobson]]. In the cast were [[Theo Aronson]], [[Philip Birkenshaw]], [[Rigby Foster]], [[Anthony James]], [[Robert Lang]], [[Doreen Mantle]], [[Gertrude Miles]].
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1953: Presented by the [[Repertory Theatre Society]] (later known as the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]]), from 16 to 26 September.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 05:12, 13 January 2021

The Young Elizabeth is a play by Jenette Dowling and Francis Letton

The original text

Telling the story of Elizabeth I from the time of King Henry VIII's death to the death of her sister Mary Tudor.

The text was published by Dramatists Play Service in 1955.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1953: Presented by the Johannesburg Repertory Players (a Coronation Production) was directed by Leonard Schach at the Alexander Theatre, opening 10 June 1953. Décor was by Len Grossett and costumes by Louis Jacobson. In the cast were Theo Aronson, Philip Birkenshaw, Rigby Foster, Anthony James, Robert Lang, Doreen Mantle, Gertrude Miles.

1953: Presented by the Repertory Theatre Society (later known as the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society), from 16 to 26 September.

Sources

Open Library [1].

Inskip, 1977. p 120.

NELM: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 61.


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