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ADAPTATIONS

A plethora of stage and film adaptations have been produced, despite the fact that few of them were faithful to the original narrative structure and plot. Besides stage and radio adaptations, as well as parodies and imitations, there are over 123 film versions.

Some eminent examples are enumerated below following a chronological order:

✓ 1887:stage play, opened in Boston. Thomas Russell Sullivan' s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. ✓ 1912 movie, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. First USA production based on

Richard Mansfield' s stage performance. Thanhouser Company Starring J ames Cruze and Florence Labadie. ✓ 1931: movie, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This version following the

Sullivan plot, is notable for its acting, visual symbolism, and special effects. ✓ 1991: stage play, opened in London and written by David Edgar for the

Royal Shakespeare Company. The play is notorious for its faithfulness to the novel’s plot. ✓ 2009: for the first time in over 100 years, Ursinus College brought

Sullivan’s play back to the stage in its complete form.