Het Kasteel van Tourville, of De Hollandsche Zeelieden in Frankrijk
Het Kasteel van Tourville, of De Hollandsche Zeelieden in Frankrijk is an original Dutch play in three acts by Arie Ruijsch (1797-1871)[1]
The original Dutch title is found in later Dutch as Het Kasteel van Tourville, of De Hollandsche Zeelieden in Frankryk (e.g. in Bosman, 1928).
The author's name often found as Arie Ruysch in later publications of the text and in South Africa.
Contents
The original text
Written, performed and published as a benefit for Canonnier Van der Bol, who had lost both arms in an explosion. The play was performed in 1835.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1845: Performed in Dutch as as Het Kasteel van Tourville, of De Hollandsche Zeelieden in Frankryk by the joint company Tot Nut en Vermaak en Door Yver Vruchtbaar in Cape Town on 28 May, with Vier Schildwachten op éénen Post (Vogel)
Sources
Vlissingse Courant, 24 December 1835[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: p. 449, 497
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
