AMERICAN PLAYS ON THE REPERTORY OF THE NATIONAL THEATER IN BELGRADE 1920–1970
AMERICAN PLAYS ON THE REPERTORY OF THE NATIONAL THEATER IN BELGRADE 1920–1970
Author(s): Ileana ĆosićSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Cultural history, Social history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1939 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Art, American Literature
Published by: Матица српска
Keywords: American plays; National Theater; Belgrade; Yugoslavia; 1920–1970;
Summary/Abstract: Between 1920 and 1941 out of eight American plays it was only Anna Christie (1927) that was put on stage, because of O’Neill’s international reputation, with the emphasis on his Irish, not American origin. The other seven plays: Peg o’My Heart (1926), Fair and Warmer (1926), The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929), Broadway (1929), Abie’s Irish Rose (1929), This Thing Called Love (1931) and Roxy (1931) were staged as Broadway and European theatres’ “hits,” offering attractive roles for the “stars.” In the post-war period (1945–1970) the National Theater performed nine American plays, namely: The Little Foxes (1948), Dream Girl (1954), The Country Girl (1955), Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1956), Bus Stop (1958), The Rose Tattoo (1959), Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960), A Touch of the Poet (1960) and Period of Adjustment (1961). They were, in the first place, played because of challenging roles for the leading actors, and not as representatives of American Drama. Most of these performances were significant artistic achievements.
Journal: Synaxa – Matica Srpska International Journal for Social Sciences, Arts, and Culture
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 4-5
- Page Range: 69-75
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
