Encore des Ménechmes
Encore des Ménechmes ("once more the Menaechmi") is a French play in three acts by Louis-Benoît Picard (1769-1828)[1].
Contents
The original text
Deriving from the ancient theme of the "Menaechmi" (identical twins) popular from the days of Menander and Plautus and appearing often in the works of Shakespeare, Regnard, and so on, Picard's play features an uncle and his nephew, who resemble each other closely. It was first performed at the Théâtre de Monsieur, Paris, on 9 June, 1791, playing there and at the Théâtre Feydeau none times (9 June to 11 August 1791). It was next seen at the Théâtre de Louvois on 8 May, 1802 and published in the same year by Huet, Paris.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted into German from the French by Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805)[2] as Der Neffe als Onkel ("The nephew as uncle")
Translated from the German into Afrikaans by D.G. Conradie as Di Neef als Oom ("The cousin as uncle") in 1909.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1802 published edition of Encore des Ménechmes , Google E-book[3]
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Beno%C3%AEt_Picard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Schiller
"Encore des Ménechmes" in Le Théâtre français de la Révolution à l'Empire[4]
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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