Joseph Suasso de Lima - Revision history

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 The list of six pieces included :  ''[[De Nieuwe Aankomeling, of De Straat tussen Rossika en Sardinië]]'' ("A fragment, in verse"), ''[[De Noodlottige Avonturier, of Don Quichot in die Vlakte]]'' ("A loose design, in verse"), ''[[De Dwalende Robbert]]'' (an "heroic song in theatrical dress") and ''[[De Man in Vier Gedaanten, of Musicus, Acteur, Gaskonjer en Taalmeester]]'' (a one-act comedy).
-Possibly also the author of ''[[Die Een Kuil Graft Voor Een Ander Valt Er Gemeenlyk Zelfs In]]'' , a moralty play for young people.
+Possibly also the author (or translator) of ''[[Die Een Kuil Graft Voor Een Ander Valt Er Gemeenlyk Zelfs In]]'' , a moralty play for young people.
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	The list of six pieces included : ''[[De Nieuwe Aankomeling, of De Straat tussen Rossika en Sardinië]]'' ("A fragment, in verse"), ''[[De Noodlottige Avonturier, of Don Quichot in die Vlakte]]'' ("A loose design, in verse"), ''[[De Dwalende Robbert]]'' (an "heroic song in theatrical dress") and ''[[De Man in Vier Gedaanten, of Musicus, Acteur, Gaskonjer en Taalmeester]]'' (a one-act comedy).		The list of six pieces included : ''[[De Nieuwe Aankomeling, of De Straat tussen Rossika en Sardinië]]'' ("A fragment, in verse"), ''[[De Noodlottige Avonturier, of Don Quichot in die Vlakte]]'' ("A loose design, in verse"), ''[[De Dwalende Robbert]]'' (an "heroic song in theatrical dress") and ''[[De Man in Vier Gedaanten, of Musicus, Acteur, Gaskonjer en Taalmeester]]'' (a one-act comedy).
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		+	Possibly also the author of ''[[Die Een Kuil Graft Voor Een Ander Valt Er Gemeenlyk Zelfs In]]'' , a moralty play for young people.

	'''Translations'''		'''Translations'''

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	They had to abandon the company the next year due to puritanical outrage at the possible effect of theatre on the morality of children. De Lima wrote a number of erudite pamphlets, articles and poems in defense of the theatre for children, among them the brochure on theatre for children over the ages called ''Iets over het Dansen en Toneelspelen'' (15 May 1825) and a poem on the pros and cons of liking theatre, entitled ''Het Gebruik en Misbruik der Toneel-liefhebberyen'' (26 April, 1826). However all his efforts were of little avail.		They had to abandon the company the next year due to puritanical outrage at the possible effect of theatre on the morality of children. De Lima wrote a number of erudite pamphlets, articles and poems in defense of the theatre for children, among them the brochure on theatre for children over the ages called ''Iets over het Dansen en Toneelspelen'' (15 May 1825) and a poem on the pros and cons of liking theatre, entitled ''Het Gebruik en Misbruik der Toneel-liefhebberyen'' (26 April, 1826). However all his efforts were of little avail.
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		+	In addition he also translated ''[[Théâtre à l'Usage des Jeunes Personnes, ou Théâtre de l'Éducation]]'' ("Theatre for use by young people, or theatre for education"), a standard work for children by Madame De Genlis, into [[Dutch]] for use by himself and other teachers and directors. Bosman refers to De Genlis's collection as ''[[Le Théâtre des Enfants]]'' ("The theatre for children") and also mentions another collection, ''[[De Vriend der Kinderen]]'' (The children's friend"), which he (or De Lima) claimed to be an original German collection, but it is more likely that both titles simply refer to De Genlis monumental work in 4 volumes, published 1779-1780.

	=== As playwright ===		=== As playwright ===

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	Possibly ''[[De Nachtwacht]]'', a [[Dutch]] translation/adaptation of the German one-act play ''[[Der Nachtwächter]]'' by Carl Theodor Körner, for a production in Cape Town in 1825.		Possibly ''[[De Nachtwacht]]'', a [[Dutch]] translation/adaptation of the German one-act play ''[[Der Nachtwächter]]'' by Carl Theodor Körner, for a production in Cape Town in 1825.
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−	In addition he also translated ''[[Théâtre à l'Usage des Jeunes Personnes, ou Théâtre de l'Éducation]]'' ("Theatre for use by young people, or theatre for education"), a standard work for children by Madame De Genlis, into [[Dutch]] for use by himself and other teachers and directors. Bosman refers to De Genlis's collection as ''[[Le Théâtre des Enfants]]'' ("The theatre for children") and also mentions another collection, ''[[De Vriend der Kinderen]]'' (The children's friend"), which he (or De Lima) claimed to be an original German collection, but it is more likely that both titles simply refer to De Genlis monumental work in 4 volumes, published 1779-1780.

	=== Other theatrical activities ===		=== Other theatrical activities ===

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 Possibly ''[[De Nachtwacht]]'', a [[Dutch]] translation/adaptation of the German one-act play ''[[Der Nachtwächter]]'' by Carl Theodor Körner, for a production in Cape Town in 1825.
-In addition he also translated ''[[Théâtre à l'Usage des Jeunes Personnes, ou Théâtre de l'Éducation]]'' ("Theatre for use by young people, or theatre for education"), a standard work for children by Madame De Genlis, into [[Dutch]] for use by himself and other teachers and directors. Bosman also mentions another collection, ''[[De Vriend der Kinderen]]'' (The children's friend"), which he (or De Lima) claimed to be an original German collection, but it is more likely to have simply been the De Genlis work.
+In addition he also translated ''[[Théâtre à l'Usage des Jeunes Personnes, ou Théâtre de l'Éducation]]'' ("Theatre for use by young people, or theatre for education"), a standard work for children by Madame De Genlis, into [[Dutch]] for use by himself and other teachers and directors. Bosman refers to De Genlis's collection as ''[[Le Théâtre des Enfants]]'' ("The theatre for children") and also mentions another collection, ''[[De Vriend der Kinderen]]'' (The children's friend"), which he (or De Lima) claimed to be an original German collection, but it is more likely that both titles simply refer to De Genlis monumental work in 4 volumes, published 1779-1780.
 === Other theatrical activities ===

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-He was the founding father of children's theatre in the Cape,  when he established [[Tot Oefening en Smaak]] in  1825 , with the 9 year old [[J.G. Tredoux]] (de Jonge) designated the "Director" of the company. It was a dramatic society for children, for which De Lima directed a number of plays, including ''[[Het Dal van Almeria]]'', ''[[De Verjaring]]'',  ''[[De Nachtwacht]]'', ''[[De Vriend van de Kinderen]]'', ''[[De Regter]]'', ''[[Die een Kuil graft voor een ander valt er gemeenlyk zelfs in]]'', and ''[[De Moedwillige Jongen]]''.
+He was the founding father of children's theatre in the Cape,  when he established [[Tot Oefening en Smaak]] in  1825 , with the 9 year old [[J.G. Tredoux]] (de Jonge) designated the "Director" of the company. It was a dramatic society for children, for which De Lima directed a number of plays, including ''[[Het Dal van Almeria]]'', ''[[De Verjaring]]'',  ''[[De Nachtwacht]]'', ''[[De Regter]]'', ''[[Die een Kuil graft voor een ander valt er gemeenlyk zelfs in]]'', and ''[[De Moedwillige Jongen]]''.
 They had to abandon the company the next year due to puritanical outrage at the possible effect of theatre on the morality of children. De Lima wrote a number of erudite pamphlets, articles and poems in defense of the theatre for children, among them the brochure  on theatre for children over the ages called ''Iets over het Dansen en Toneelspelen'' (15 May 1825) and a poem on the pros  and cons of liking theatre, entitled ''Het Gebruik en Misbruik der Toneel-liefhebberyen''  (26 April, 1826). However all his efforts were of little avail.
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 Possibly ''[[De Nachtwacht]]'', a [[Dutch]] translation/adaptation of the German one-act play ''[[Der Nachtwächter]]'' by Carl Theodor Körner, for a production in Cape Town in 1825.
-In addition he also translated two standard works for children by Madame De Genlis into [[Dutch]] for use by himself and other teachers and directors: ''[[Théâtre à l’Usage des Jeunes]]'' (Theatre for use by young people"), which  he titled ''[[De Vriend der Kinderen]]'' (The children's friend"), and ''[[Le Théâtre des Enfants]]'' ("Theatre for children").
+In addition he also translated two standard works for children by Madame De Genlis into [[Dutch]] for use by himself and other teachers and directors: ''[[Théâtre à l’Usage des Jeunes Personnes]]''  ("Theatre for use by young people"), which  he titled ''[[De Vriend der Kinderen]]'' (The children's friend"), and ''[[Le Théâtre des Enfants]]'' ("Theatre for children").
 De Lima actually claimed that the first work was an original German collection, but the De Genlis origin is more likely.
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 According to [[William Groom]] (1899, p.520), De Lima helped out the visiting [[Theatre de L'Union]] by selling tickets, and acting as a prompt for the French productions in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] in 1848.
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