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| − | [["Clavigo"]] was the pseudonym used by a Cape Town correspondent who contributed some items to the [[South African Commercial Advertiser]] ''circa'' 1833-35. For example, on 18 February, 1835, [["Clavigo"]] wrote about the year's programme to be offered by the company [[Vlyt en Kunst]], and later even wrote a set of clumsy verses (''Medelyden'' | + | [["Clavigo"]] was the pseudonym used by a Cape Town correspondent who contributed some items to the [[South African Commercial Advertiser]] ''circa'' 1833-35. For example, on 18 February, 1835, [["Clavigo"]] wrote about the year's programme to be offered by the company [[Vlyt en Kunst]], and later even wrote a set of clumsy verses (''Medelyden'', i.e. "empathy") pleading for support for the coming efforts of the company. (See text in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p.332). |
The name was probably taken from Goethe's play ''[[Clavigo]]'', which had been performed twice in Cape Town in 1833 by [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]]. There is a strong probability of course that the pseudonym was simply one of a number under which the company leader, [[C.E. Boniface]], sought to create some positive publicity for his theatrical endeavours - an old theatrical ploy across the globe. | The name was probably taken from Goethe's play ''[[Clavigo]]'', which had been performed twice in Cape Town in 1833 by [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]]. There is a strong probability of course that the pseudonym was simply one of a number under which the company leader, [[C.E. Boniface]], sought to create some positive publicity for his theatrical endeavours - an old theatrical ploy across the globe. | ||
Revision as of 06:13, 15 June 2016
"Clavigo" was the pseudonym used by a Cape Town correspondent who contributed some items to the South African Commercial Advertiser circa 1833-35. For example, on 18 February, 1835, "Clavigo" wrote about the year's programme to be offered by the company Vlyt en Kunst, and later even wrote a set of clumsy verses (Medelyden, i.e. "empathy") pleading for support for the coming efforts of the company. (See text in Bosman, 1928: p.332).
The name was probably taken from Goethe's play Clavigo, which had been performed twice in Cape Town in 1833 by Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst. There is a strong probability of course that the pseudonym was simply one of a number under which the company leader, C.E. Boniface, sought to create some positive publicity for his theatrical endeavours - an old theatrical ploy across the globe.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 321, 331-333.
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