Charles Etienne Boniface - Revision history

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 As a dramatist he wrote a number of plays in [[Dutch]], [[Afrikaans]] and even [[English]], many of them produced in Cape Town, as well as translating and adapting works from other languages. Being of a temperamental and somewhat choleric nature, and [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928, p. 118) claims that he was the first to really make the Cape theatre a site for political, social and personal vendettas.
-He produced a number of "firsts" in the Cape theatre, including the first ballet in South Africa:  ''[[Sapho]]''(1815), the first known South African play in English: '' [[Kockincoz, or The Pettifogging Lawyer's Plot]]'' (1843) and ''[[De Nieuwe Ridderorde, of De Temperantisten]]'' (also known simply as ''[[De Nieuwe Ridderorde]]''  or ''[[De Temperantisten]]'' - 1832), said to be the first true play in [[Afrikaans]]-[[Dutch]]  and possibly his best work. A case could also be made for his authorship of the "Introduction in three languages" called ''[[Jean-Pierre-Diogenes, of L'Orateur dans un Tonneau]]'', performed in 1815, since it was performed by the company [[Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense]], of which he was a key member.
+He produced a number of "firsts" in the Cape theatre, including the first ballet in South Africa: ''[[Sapho]]'' (1815), the first known South African play in English: '' [[Kockincoz, or The Pettifogging Lawyer's Plot]]'' (1843) and ''[[De Nieuwe Ridderorde, of De Temperantisten]]'' (also known simply as ''[[De Nieuwe Ridderorde]]''  or ''[[De Temperantisten]]'' - 1832), said to be the first true play in [[Afrikaans]]-[[Dutch]]  and possibly his best work. A case could also be made for his authorship of the "Introduction in three languages" called ''[[Jean-Pierre-Diogenes, of L'Orateur dans un Tonneau]]'', performed in 1815, since it was performed by the company [[Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense]], of which he was a key member.
 '''His original plays include:'''

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	[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 5, 8, 44, 50-59, 84-92, 118-145, 163-179, 201, 233-4, 246-7, 257-267, 274-3339, 343-6, 351, 359-375, 392, 441, 452, 488-496, 510.		[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 5, 8, 44, 50-59, 84-92, 118-145, 163-179, 201, 233-4, 246-7, 257-267, 274-3339, 343-6, 351, 359-375, 392, 441, 452, 488-496, 510.
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.34, 81

	[[Mona Vida de Beer\|De Beer, Mona]] 1995. ''Who Did What in South Africa''. Johannesburg: [[Ad Donker]].		[[Mona Vida de Beer\|De Beer, Mona]] 1995. ''Who Did What in South Africa''. Johannesburg: [[Ad Donker]].

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 Play titles that occur in these lists include:
-In 1825: ''[[Negro-Brutalo, of Tippo Saïb, Jr]]'' ;  ''[[De Verloren Doos, of Het Loterymannetjie]]''
+In 1825: ''[[Negro-Brutalo, of Tippo Saïb, Jr]]'' ;  ''[[De Verlorene Doos, of Het Loterymannetje]]''
 In 1836: ''[[Tzatzoe in Engeland]]'' ; ''[[De Meineed]]'' ; ''[[De Advokaat en De Barbier, of Hoe Men Pro Deo Wordt Geschoren]]'' ; ''[[Het Akelige Slot van Madacrestan, Vryheer van Gierenburg]]'' ; ''[[Mowshuns and Resoliushuns, or A Peep in the Commercial Room]]'' ; ''[[The Glow-Worm, or I'll Give It Ye]]'',  ''[[The Wonders of Cape Town]]'', possibly something called ''[[The Blasted Lyre]]'', etc.

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 [[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.
-[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’1. Tafelberg Uitgewers[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk01_01/kann003gesk01_01_0024.php].
+[[John Christoffel Kannemeyer|Kannemeyer, John Christoffel]] 1978. ''Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur'' I. Pretoria: Academica[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk01_01/kann003gesk01_01_0012.php].
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Etienne_Boniface

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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 5, 8, 44, 50-59, 84-92, 118-145, 163-179, 201, 233-4, 246-7, 257-267, 274-3339, 343-6, 351, 359-375, 392, 441, 452, 488-496, 510.
-[[Mona Vida de Beer|Mona de Beer]], 1995
+[[Mona Vida de Beer|De Beer, Mona]] 1995. ''Who Did What in South Africa''. Johannesburg: [[Ad Donker]].
 [[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica

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	'''Possible other titles'''		'''Possible other titles'''
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		+	A satirical dramatic scene or "intermezzo" entitled ''[[Castor en Pollux]]'' was performed in 1834 and probably written by Boniface.

	Occasionally Boniface published an advert in the ''[[South African Chronicle]]'' and ''[[De Zuid-Afrikaan]]'' announcing a number of titles for poems, prose works, and plays he intended publishing (e.g. in 1825 poetry mostly in French and plays in [[Dutch]]; in 1836 plays mostly in [[Dutch]] and English). (In response [[J. Suasso de Lima]] did the same.) While these titles may simply have been meant as satirical commentary, [[F.C.L. Bosman]] argues that the texts may actually have been written, or Boniface fully intended to write them, but that they were never published and/or performed. (See [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 289-290 and 337)		Occasionally Boniface published an advert in the ''[[South African Chronicle]]'' and ''[[De Zuid-Afrikaan]]'' announcing a number of titles for poems, prose works, and plays he intended publishing (e.g. in 1825 poetry mostly in French and plays in [[Dutch]]; in 1836 plays mostly in [[Dutch]] and English). (In response [[J. Suasso de Lima]] did the same.) While these titles may simply have been meant as satirical commentary, [[F.C.L. Bosman]] argues that the texts may actually have been written, or Boniface fully intended to write them, but that they were never published and/or performed. (See [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 289-290 and 337)