Les Deux Francs-maçons, ou Les Coups du Hazard

 Les Deux Francs-maçons, ou Les Coups du Hazard ("The two Freemasons, or the 'lacerations' of chance") is a French 3-act tragedy  by  Benoît Pelletier-Volméranges (1756-1824).

The original text
First performed Paris, at the Théâtre de l'Impératrice et Reine (1808-1818), 25th May 1808, published by Hénée, 1808.

Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch as De Twee Vrijmetselaars by Cornelis van der Vijver,  and published in Amsterdam by J.S. van Estveldt-Holtrop, 1808.

Performance history in South Africa
1834: Performed in Stellenbosch (as De Twee Vrymetselaars) on 8 November 1834 by Het Hollandsche Tooneellievend en Vereenigd Muzyk Gezelschap, with the musical comedy Het Zal laat Worden (Meyer)

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