Two Dozen Red Roses
Two Dozen Red Roses is a play adapted from the Italian of Italian screenwriter Aldo De Benedetti [1] (1892-1970) by English writer Kenneth Horne [2] (1900-1975).
First performed at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 25 May 1949.
Published by Dramatists Play Service, 1953 [3].
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The original text
Written in 1936, the original title in Italian was Due dozzine di rose scarlatte [4].
Translations and adaptations
Rose Scarlatte is a 1940 Italian comedy film.
Translated into Afrikaans entitled Twee Dosyn Rooi Rose by Jocelyn de Bruyn. Published by DALRO, 1969.
Performance history in South Africa
1955: Two Dozen Red Roses produced in 1955 by the Company of Three.
1976: The SWAPAC Company toured Namibia with Twee Dosyn Rooi Rose as part of their schools programme.
Sources
Tucker, 1997. 85.
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