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| − | (full title ''[[The Constant Couple, or A Trip to the Jubilee]]'') A comedy by George Farquhar.
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| − | == The play ==
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| − | Written in 1699 and performed to acclaim at the Drury Lane Theatre, London in 1700. It was followed this by writing a sequal ''[[Sir Harry Wildair]]'' (1701).
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| − | == Translation and adaptation ==
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| − | A German translation and adaptation was done by Friedrich Ludwig Schröder under the title ''[[Der Ring]]''. First performed in 1783 in Vienna. (Schröder also translated Farquhar's sequel, ''[[Sir Harry Wildair]]'', as ''[[Der Ring, oder die unglückliche Ehe durch Delikatesse]]''.)
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| − | A ''[[Dutch]]'' translation entitled ''[[De Ring]]'', was apparently done early in the 18th century, based on that of Schröder.
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| − | == Performances in South Africa ==
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| − | 1836: A [[Dutch]] translation, entitled ''[[De Ring]]'' (credited to Schröder, so probably based on his German version) was produced in Stellenbosch on 4 June 1836 by [[Door Yver Vruchtbaar]], with as afterpiece ''[[De Wonder Doctor]]'' (Molière).
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Farquhar
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| − | http://www.worldcat.org/title/ring-oder-die-ungluckliche-ehe-durch-delikatesse-ein-lustspiel-in-vier-aufzugen/oclc/249211346
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| − | Norbert Greiner, Lach-und Sprachkulturen: Socio-kulturelle varianten bei der Überzetsingen englisher Lustspiele ins Deutsche im 18. Jahrhundert ''in'' ''Europäische Komödie im übersetzerischen Transfer'' (edited by Fritz Paul, Wolfgang Ranke, Brigitte Schultze): p. 46 - Google Books[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=UwgFnnIY1Y4C&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=Der+Ring,+oder+die+ungl%C3%BCckliche+Ehe+durch+Delikatesse++Schr%C3%B6der&source=bl&ots=AhcvHWgmEI&sig=3EnG_xHRLL58DU8OQAVoY5qK-Nc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=awWMU5C8O8uU7Qb76oDICQ&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=Der%20Ring%2C%20oder%20die%20ungl%C3%BCckliche%20Ehe%20durch%20Delikatesse%20%20Schr%C3%B6der&f=false]
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| − | http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Der_Ring_oder_die_ungl%C3%BCckliche_Ehe_durc.html?id=NhR4twAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
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| − | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
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| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 C|C]] in Plays II Foreign Plays
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