De Bloedzuigers, of De Minnehandel in de Apotheek
De Bloedzuigers, of De Minnehandel in de Apotheek (lit. "The bloodsuckers, or the love trade in the pharmacy") is a Dutch musical comedy in one act by Arie Ruysch (1797-1871)[1]
The author's name often found as Arie Ruysch in later publications of the text and in South Africa.
Contents
The original text
First performed in the Koninklijken Schouwburg, at Den Haag, published in Amsterdam by J.C. van Kesteren, 1837
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1873: Performed by Aurora II in the Oddfellows Hall, Cape Town, on 3 July, as an afterpiece to Het Vierde Huwelijk van Jacoba van Beijeren (Teengs) .
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1837 Dutch text (2nd improved edition), Google E-book[2]
http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bran038biog01_01/bran038biog01_01_3539.php
Ingmar Koch. 1997. Het ochtendgloren boven Kaapstad. Nederlandse rederijkers in Kaapstad, Tydskrif vir Nederlands & Afrikaans. (4de Jaargang, Nommer 2. Desember)
Facsimile version of the 1869 Dutch text, Google E-book[3]
"Uitgave van J. Schuitemaker te Purmerende voor Rederijkers!" in Purmerender Courant, 17 September, 1879: p. 3[4]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 466, 468.
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