Difference between revisions of "Il Servitore di Due Padroni"
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== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
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The first draft (1746) and subsequent early drafts had large sections that were reserved for improvisation, but Goldoni revised it in 1753 in the version that exists today. | The first draft (1746) and subsequent early drafts had large sections that were reserved for improvisation, but Goldoni revised it in 1753 in the version that exists today. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Translated into English as ''[[The Servant of Two Masters]]'' by [[Anne Lawrance]] in 19702/3. | ||
The play has been translated and adapted internationally and into various languages numerous times over the centuries. | The play has been translated and adapted internationally and into various languages numerous times over the centuries. | ||
| − | + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Wie de Drommel is Paskwaal?]]'' by an unknown translator, and performed by [[NTO]] in 1961. | |
| − | + | Another Afrikaans version entitled ''[[Wie de drommel is Paskwaal? Die kneg van twee meesters]]'' was apparently done by [[Bennie Janeke]] and published by [[PACOFS]] in 197*. | |
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| + | Another [[Afrikaans]] version, now adapted and translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Kneg van Twee Meesters]]'' by [[Ben Dehaeck]]. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1961: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Wie de Drommel is Paskwaal?]]'' by [[NTO]]. | ||
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| + | 1973: Performed in English (the Lawrance translation) as ''[[The Servant of Two Masters]]'' by the [[Pretoria Shakespeare Circle]], directed by [[Anne Lawrance]], with [[Basil Petzer]], [[Margaret Savage]], [[David Swanepoel]], [[Anton Harrop Allin]], [[Daphne van der Linden]], [[Jean du Plessis]], [[Bill Dormehl]], [[Roy Moores]], [[Hazel Roberts]], [[Max van Zyl]], [[Peter Oberholzer]], [[James Dalton]] and [[Bobbi Thorsen]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Pretoria Shakespeare Circle]] theatre programme, 1973. | [[Pretoria Shakespeare Circle]] theatre programme, 1973. | ||
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| + | [[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research.) | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | ''[[Wie de Drommel is Paskwaal?]]'' is an [[Afrikaans]] translation (translator unknown) of ''[[Il Servitore di Due Padroni]]'' (''[[The Servant of Two Masters]]''), a play by Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Goldoni]. | ||
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| + | == Translations and adaptations == | ||
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| + | Translated as ''[[Wie de drommel is Paskwaal?]]'' by an unknown translator in 1960/61(?) | ||
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| + | Translated as ''[[Wie de drommel is Paskwaal? Die kneg van twee meesters]]'' by [[Bennie Janeke]] and published by [[PACOFS]]. | ||
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| + | == South African performances == | ||
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| + | 1961: Produced in Cape Town by [[NTO]] in 1961, directed by ** with [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Jannie Gildenhuys]], [[Cobus Rossouw]] and [[Leonora Nel]] in an [[NTO]] production in October 1961. | ||
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| + | 197*: Performed by [[PACOFS]] | ||
Revision as of 20:05, 29 March 2016
Il Servitore di Due Padroni ("The Servant of Two Masters" or sometimes translated as "Servant of Two Masters") [1] is a 1746 comic play by Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793) [2].
Contents
The original text
The first draft (1746) and subsequent early drafts had large sections that were reserved for improvisation, but Goldoni revised it in 1753 in the version that exists today.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as The Servant of Two Masters by Anne Lawrance in 19702/3.
The play has been translated and adapted internationally and into various languages numerous times over the centuries.
Translated into Afrikaans as Wie de Drommel is Paskwaal? by an unknown translator, and performed by NTO in 1961.
Another Afrikaans version entitled Wie de drommel is Paskwaal? Die kneg van twee meesters was apparently done by Bennie Janeke and published by PACOFS in 197*.
Another Afrikaans version, now adapted and translated into Afrikaans as Kneg van Twee Meesters by Ben Dehaeck.
Performance history in South Africa
1961: Performed in Afrikaans as Wie de Drommel is Paskwaal? by NTO.
1973: Performed in English (the Lawrance translation) as The Servant of Two Masters by the Pretoria Shakespeare Circle, directed by Anne Lawrance, with Basil Petzer, Margaret Savage, David Swanepoel, Anton Harrop Allin, Daphne van der Linden, Jean du Plessis, Bill Dormehl, Roy Moores, Hazel Roberts, Max van Zyl, Peter Oberholzer, James Dalton and Bobbi Thorsen.
Sources
Wikipedia [3]
Pretoria Shakespeare Circle theatre programme, 1973.
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research.)
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
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
Wie de Drommel is Paskwaal? is an Afrikaans translation (translator unknown) of Il Servitore di Due Padroni (The Servant of Two Masters), a play by Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793)[4].
Translations and adaptations
Translated as Wie de drommel is Paskwaal? by an unknown translator in 1960/61(?)
Translated as Wie de drommel is Paskwaal? Die kneg van twee meesters by Bennie Janeke and published by PACOFS.
South African performances
1961: Produced in Cape Town by NTO in 1961, directed by ** with Siegfried Mynhardt, Jannie Gildenhuys, Cobus Rossouw and Leonora Nel in an NTO production in October 1961.
197*: Performed by PACOFS
