Arlequin, of De Gelukkige Visscher

Arlequin, of De Gelukkige Visscher ("Arlequin, or The happy or fortunate fisherman") was a groot ballet pantomime ("great ballet pantomime") in three acts by R.C. van Goens (Rijklof Cornelis van Goens, 1753-1803)

The original text
First published in Amsterdam by J.Helders and A. Mars in 1798, it was popular in the Netherlands.

Performance history in South Africa
1803-1806: Possibly also done in Cape Town in the Batavian Republic governed the colony.

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