Difference between revisions of "Aballino Junior, of De Kleine Bandiet"
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
According to Bosman, 1928, this was written by De Lima in 1835 in response to ''[[Clasius]]'' by his arch-rival [[C.E. Boniface]], which had been an outright attack on him. It was never published. | According to Bosman, 1928, this was written by De Lima in 1835 in response to ''[[Clasius]]'' by his arch-rival [[C.E. Boniface]], which had been an outright attack on him. It was never published. | ||
| − | However, it is also likely that this was simply a localized version of [[Flodoardo van Overschie, of Aballino, Junior]] a parody by Johannes Hendricus Gravé of Szchokke's play (published in Den Haag by H.S. de Groot in 1811). | + | However, it is also likely that this was simply a localized version of [[Flodoardo van Overschie, of Aballino, Junior]] a parody by Johannes Hendricus Gravé of Szchokke's play (published in Den Haag by H.S. de Groot in 1811). |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 07:53, 11 September 2016
Aballino Junior, of De Kleine Bandiet is a "farcical tragedy" by Joseph Suasso de Lima, based on the 5-act tragedy Aballino, De Groote Bandiet by Heinrich Zschokke.
The original text
According to Bosman, 1928, this was written by De Lima in 1835 in response to Clasius by his arch-rival C.E. Boniface, which had been an outright attack on him. It was never published.
However, it is also likely that this was simply a localized version of Flodoardo van Overschie, of Aballino, Junior a parody by Johannes Hendricus Gravé of Szchokke's play (published in Den Haag by H.S. de Groot in 1811).
Performance history in South Africa
1835: A performance of a Dutch play, Aballino Junior, of De Kleine Bandiet, announced on 16 October and performed in the Stads Schouwburg ("Civic Theatre") Cape Town by the children's theatre company Kunst en Smaak on 21 November 1835, alongside Monsieur Tonson (Moncrieff); repeated on 31 November 1835 by the same company. The cast included J. Stegman as "Tom King" and F. Langerman as "Aballino".
1837: A performance of a Dutch work called Flodoardo van Overschie, of De Kleine Bandiet was announced for the "The South African Theatre" by the "South African Amateur Company", Bosman suggests this may have been Vlyt en Kunst, They also did De Oude Rot.
Sources
Bosman, 1928: pp.271ff
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to A in Plays I Original SA Plays
Return to A in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
