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A German comedy in one act by Körner.   
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''[[Der Nachtwächter]]'' ("The Night Watchman") is a German comedy in one act play by Carl Theodor Körner (1791 – 1813)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_K%C3%B6rner_(author)].
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== The original text ==
  
'''See ''[[De Nachtwacht]]'''''
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First produced in the Vienna Burgtheater in 1812, also published that year.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Translated into [[Dutch]] as '''''[[De Nachtwacht]]''''' ("The Night Watchman") by a number of authors, including (possibly)  by [[Joseph Suasso de Lima]] (1825, unpublished); by Salomon Deventer (published in 1844) and by G. de Vos (published in 1852).
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1825: Performed in [[Dutch]] as ''[[De Nachtwacht]]'' (and billed a two-act comedy) in Cape Town by the children's company [[Tot Oefening en Smaak]] on 10 September, probably translated/adapted from the German and directed by [[Joseph Suasso de Lima]]. With ''[[Het Dal van Almeria]]'' (Von Kotzebue) and ''[[De Verjaring]]'' (Anon.).
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1871: Performed in [[Dutch]] as ''[[De Nachtwacht]]'' by [[Kunst en Vlyt]] in the [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]], Cape Town on 4 July and 1 August, with ''[[Siegfried van Hohenwart]]'' (Westerman)
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1876: Performed in [[Dutch]] as ''[[De Nachtwacht]]'' by the [[rederijkerskamer]]  [[De Eendracht]] in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 28 June, with ''[[Roland de Monglave, of De Zegepraal der Onschuld]]'' (Loaisel-Tréogate/Engelman).
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== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_K%C3%B6rner_(author)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: p. 269
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 448-451.
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Latest revision as of 05:55, 16 May 2021

Der Nachtwächter ("The Night Watchman") is a German comedy in one act play by Carl Theodor Körner (1791 – 1813)[1].

The original text

First produced in the Vienna Burgtheater in 1812, also published that year.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Dutch as De Nachtwacht ("The Night Watchman") by a number of authors, including (possibly) by Joseph Suasso de Lima (1825, unpublished); by Salomon Deventer (published in 1844) and by G. de Vos (published in 1852).

Performance history in South Africa

1825: Performed in Dutch as De Nachtwacht (and billed a two-act comedy) in Cape Town by the children's company Tot Oefening en Smaak on 10 September, probably translated/adapted from the German and directed by Joseph Suasso de Lima. With Het Dal van Almeria (Von Kotzebue) and De Verjaring (Anon.).

1871: Performed in Dutch as De Nachtwacht by Kunst en Vlyt in the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Cape Town on 4 July and 1 August, with Siegfried van Hohenwart (Westerman)

1876: Performed in Dutch as De Nachtwacht by the rederijkerskamer De Eendracht in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 28 June, with Roland de Monglave, of De Zegepraal der Onschuld (Loaisel-Tréogate/Engelman).

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_K%C3%B6rner_(author)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: p. 269

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 448-451.

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