De Batailje van Waterloo, of La Belle Alliance
De Batailje van Waterloo, of La Belle Alliance ("The battle of Waterloo, or The good alliance") was a "Groot Concert" ("Great Concert"), by an anonymous author/composer.
Contents
The original text
No other reference is found to a performance by this name, so it may possibly have been a purely a musical event, presented by a local orchestra. However the term concert (konsert) sometimes also refers to events including theatrical presentations, in South African Dutch and Afrikaans usage.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1823: Performed in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 18 June 1823 by Tot Nut en Vermaak as afterpiece to Makin, of De Ontdekking van Madera (Barbaz).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 235.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page