Een Hongaarsche Samenzwering

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Een Hongaarsche Samenzwering ("A Hungarian conspiracy") is a Dutch verse tragedy in five acts by A.S.C. Wallis (1857-1925)[1].

The original text

A tragedy about the rebellion of the Hungarian aristocracy against the Habsburg Empire in the 17th century.

Published as Een Hongaarsche Samenzwering (and styled a "Treurspel in vijf bedrijven") by H.D. Tjeenk Willink & Zoon, Haarlem, in 1905.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1919: Performed (according to F.C.L. Bosman, 1980, as De Hongaarsche Samenzwering) in Cape Town under the patronage of the ANV (Algemeen Nederlandsch Verbond) by Ons Spreekuur from Stellenbosch.

Sources

https://www.vertalerslexicon.nl/1856/09/17/adele-opzoomer-alias-a-s-c-wallis-1856-1925/

"Dramatische kunst" in Groot Nederland. Jaargang 3: p. 491[2]

http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84046544/

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.482

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