Le Suicide de Falaise

Le Suicide de Falaise ("The suicide cliff") is a comedy in one act by Alphonse Martainville (Alphonse-Louis-Dieudonné Martainville) (1777-1830)[1].

The original text

First performed at Le Théâtre de Montansier-Variétés, in 1803. Published in Paris, by Barba, 1803.

Translations and adaptations

Anonymous translation into Dutch as De Belagchelyke Zelfmoord ("The Silly Suicide"). Rotterdam: Jan Hendriksen, (no date, but circa 1800, most probably 1803 or 1804.

Performance history in South Africa

1815: Performed in Dutch (the title recorded by F.C.L. Bosman as De Belachelyke Zelfmoord) on Monday 4 September 1815 by Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense, led by C.E. Boniface. As afterpiece to De Lauwerkrans, of Het Gezag der Wetten (Ziegler).

1823: Performed in Dutch (the title recorded by F.C.L. Bosman as De Belachelyke Zelfmoord) on 17 May 1823 by Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense, led by C.E. Boniface. As afterpiece to Verzoening en Rust (Von Soden).

Sources

http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/Dutch/GroteFiles/LijstCeneton49.html

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Martainville

http://www.livres-rares.com/livres/MARTAINVILLE-Le-Suicide-de-Falaise-comedie-en-un-acte-en-prose-Represente-sur-le-theatre-de-Mo-62419.asp

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 139, 276, 459

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