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 == Translations and adaptations ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928. p. 79) suggests that it was translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Het Vredensfeest]]'') by Fokke Simonz (Arend Simonszoon Fokke) in 1802. However, when one looks at the text of the [[Dutch]] version, which deals with the ''Treaty of Amiens'' between France and England in 1802, it seems unlikely that this could have been the Weisse play of 1779.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928. p. 79) suggests that it was translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Het Vredensfeest]]'' by Fokke Simonz (Arend Simonszoon Fokke) in 1802. However, when one looks at the text of the [[Dutch]] version, which deals with the ''Treaty of Amiens'' between France and England in 1802, it seems unlikely that this could have been the Weisse play of 1779.
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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: A play announced as ''[[Das Friedens-feyer]]'' was performed in German in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 12 March 1803 by [[Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater]] with ''[[Die Ueberrasschung]]''  (Stephanie). It seems very likely that this might have been the play in question.
+: A play announced as ''[[Das Friedens-feyer]]'' was performed in German in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 12 March 1803 by [[Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater]] with ''[[Die Ueberrasschung]]''  (Stephanie). Though uncertain, this may have been the text used.
 == Sources ==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: A play announced as ''[[Das Friedens-feyer]]'' was performed in German in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 12 March 1803 by [[Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater]] with ''[[Die Ueberrasschung]]''  (Stephanie).
+: A play announced as ''[[Das Friedens-feyer]]'' was performed in German in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 12 March 1803 by [[Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater]] with ''[[Die Ueberrasschung]]''  (Stephanie). It seems very likely that this might have been the play in question.
 == Sources ==

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 == Translations and adaptations ==
-However, Bosman (1928. p. 79) suggests that it was translated into Dutch [[Dutch]] as ''[[Het Vredensfeest]]'') by Fokke Simonz (Arend Simonszoon Fokke) in 1802. However, when one looks at the text of the [[Dutch]] version, which deals with the ''Treaty of Amiens'' between France and England in 1802, it seems unlikely that this could have been the Weisse play of 1779.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928. p. 79) suggests that it was translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Het Vredensfeest]]'') by Fokke Simonz (Arend Simonszoon Fokke) in 1802. However, when one looks at the text of the [[Dutch]] version, which deals with the ''Treaty of Amiens'' between France and England in 1802, it seems unlikely that this could have been the Weisse play of 1779.
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-("The peace Festival, or The unsuspected return") A German comedy in two acts for children, by Christian Felix Weisse (1726–1804), with music by Johann André (1741–1799).
+''[[Die Friedensfeyer, oder Die unvermuthete Wiederkunft]]'' ("The peace Festival, or The unsuspected return") is a  German comedy in two acts for children, by Christian Felix Weisse (1726–1804), with music by Johann André (1741–1799).
-Published in 1779 by Schramm and, in the fifth volume of ''Der Kinderfreund'' ("The Children's Friend").
+== The original text ==
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-A play announced as ''[[Das Friedens-feyer]]'' was first performed in German in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 12 March 1803 by [[Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater]] with ''[[Die Ueberrasschung]]'' by Stephanie ([[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: p. 79). It is very possibly this play by Weisse. However, Bosman (1928. p. 79) suggests the play may have been translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Het Vredensfeest]]'' by Johann André (Arend Simonszoon Fokke) in 1802, but he does not suggest the name of an author for the original play - and it could hardly have been the Weisse play of 1779, since the [[Dutch]] version deals with the ''Treaty of Amiens'' between France and England in 1802.
+: A play announced as ''[[Das Friedens-feyer]]'' was performed in German in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 12 March 1803 by [[Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater]] with ''[[Die Ueberrasschung]]''  (Stephanie).
 == Sources ==
 http://books.google.co.za/books?id=wKlUztGuDmQC&dq=Das+Friedens-feyer&source=gbs_navlinks_s
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 http://www.worldcat.org/title/friedensfeyer-oder-die-unvermuthete-wiederkunft-ein-lustspiel-fur-kinder-in-zwey-aufzugen-aus-dem-funfzehnten-theile-des-kinderfreundes/oclc/11219790
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: pp.  79
+[[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/]: p. 79
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-A play announded as ''[[Das Friedens-feyer]]'' was first performed in German in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 12 March 1803 by [[Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater]] with ''[[Die Ueberrasschung]]'' (Stephanie). It is very possibly this play by Weisse. However, Bosman (1928. p. 79) suggests the play may have been translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Het Vredensfeest]]'' by Johann André (Arend Simonszoon Fokke) in 1802, but he does not suggest the name of an author for the original play - and it could hardly have been the Weisse play of 1779, since the [[Dutch]] version deals with the ''Treaty of Amiens'' between France and England in 1802.
+A play announced as ''[[Das Friedens-feyer]]'' was first performed in German in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 12 March 1803 by [[Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater]] with ''[[Die Ueberrasschung]]'' by Stephanie ([[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: p. 79). It is very possibly this play by Weisse. However, Bosman (1928. p. 79) suggests the play may have been translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Het Vredensfeest]]'' by Johann André (Arend Simonszoon Fokke) in 1802, but he does not suggest the name of an author for the original play - and it could hardly have been the Weisse play of 1779, since the [[Dutch]] version deals with the ''Treaty of Amiens'' between France and England in 1802.
 Another possibility may be that Johann André's [[Dutch]] version of an unknown (French?) play had been  translated into German by the company and was then performed in Cape Town.

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−	A play announded as ''[[Das Friedens-feyer]]'' was first performed in German in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 12 March 1803 by [[Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater]] with ''[[Die Ueberrasschung]]'' (Stephanie). Bosman (1928. p. 79) suggests the play may have been translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Johann André(Arend Simonszoon Fokke) in 1802~~. However~~, ~~this seems unlikely~~, since the [[Dutch]] ~~play~~ deals with the ''Treaty of Amiens'' between France and England~~. Another possibility may be that it was exactly the opposite, that the [[Dutch]] play was translated into German by the company and performed~~ in ~~Cape Town~~.	+	A play announded as ''[[Das Friedens-feyer]]'' was first performed in German in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 12 March 1803 by [[Het Hoogduitsche Gezelschap van het Liefhebbery Theater]] with ''[[Die Ueberrasschung]]'' (Stephanie). It is very possibly this play by Weisse. However, Bosman (1928. p. 79) suggests the play may have been translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Het Vredensfeest]]'' by Johann André(Arend Simonszoon Fokke) in 1802, but he does not suggest the name of an author for the original play - and it could hardly have been the Weisse play, since the [[Dutch]] version deals with the ''Treaty of Amiens'' between France and England in 1802.
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		+	Another possibility may be that the [[Dutch]] version of an unknown (French?) play had been translated into German by the company and performed in Cape Town.