Een Don Juan tegen Wil en Dank
Een Don Juan tegen Wil en Dank ("A Don Juan despite himself") is a comedy in eight acts by an anonymous author.
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The original text
A reference to a successful performance of the play by a theatrical society called "Aurora" in Ameide, The Netherlands, on 29 January 1890 was found in the newspaper De Vijfheerenlanden of 2 February, 1890 - however no further details are given.
Translations and adaptations
Possibly filmed in the 1920s. A 1927 poster for the Flora Bioscoop in Middelburg, Netherlands, advertised a work by this name, though this could either have been a film or a stage performance, starring the actress Laura la Plante.
Performance history in South Africa
1912: Performed by Aurora III in the ANV Saal, Cape Town, on 20 August.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 478
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