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A German comedy in one act by August von Kotzebue.
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''[[Das Zugemauerte Fenster]]'' ("the bricked up window") is a German comedy in one act by August von Kotzebue (1761 – 1819)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_von_Kotzebue].
  
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== The original text ==
  
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The original one act comedy ''[[Das Zugemauerte Fenster]]'' (called a "Lustspiel in einem Akt") was published in Leipzig in 1811.
  
== The original text ==
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== Translations and adaptations ==
  
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In 1811 a comic opera, based on the Kotzebue original, was performed at the Hoftheater, Vienna and published there by Wallishauser.
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Translated into [[Dutch]] from the High German as '''''[[Het Toegemetselde Venster]]''''' ("the bricked up window", a one-act comedy) by Jan Steven Van Esveldt Holtrop and published in 1812 by Van Esveldt Holtrop, Amsterdam.
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
In 1811 a comic opera, based on the Kotzebue original, was performed at the Hoftheater, Vienna and published there by Wallishauser.
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1826: Performed in Cape Town in [[Dutch]] as ''[[Het Toegemetselde Venster]]'' by [[Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense]] on 30 April, along with the three-act comedy ''[[De Twee Grenadiers, of Het Misverstand]]'' by Joseph Patrat. (Translated from the French by Hendrik Kup).
  
==Translations and adaptations ==
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== Sources ==
  
Translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Het Toegemetselde Venster]]'' by Jan Steven Van Esveldt Holtrop. Dutch translation published in 1812 by Van Esveldt Holtrop.
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The[[Dutch]] text, [[Google Books]][http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Het_Toegemetselde_venster_Das_zugemauert.html?id=wJeAQwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y]
  
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_von_Kotzebue
  
Performed in Cape Town in Dutch as ''[[Het Toegemetselde Venster]]''  by [[Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense]] on 30 April, 1826, along with the 3 act comedy ''[[De Twee Grenadiers, of Het Misverstand]]'' by Joseph Patrat. (Translated from the French by Hendrik Kup)
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Facsimile original text of the 1811 comic opera, [[Google Books]][http://books.google.co.za/books?id=Lbw-AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]
  
== Sources ==
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.298
  
http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Het_Toegemetselde_venster_Das_zugemauert.html?id=wJeAQwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y]
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
Facsimile original text of the 1811 comic opera[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=Lbw-AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]
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[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: p. 298
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Latest revision as of 07:44, 11 June 2023

Das Zugemauerte Fenster ("the bricked up window") is a German comedy in one act by August von Kotzebue (1761 – 1819)[1].

The original text

The original one act comedy Das Zugemauerte Fenster (called a "Lustspiel in einem Akt") was published in Leipzig in 1811.

Translations and adaptations

In 1811 a comic opera, based on the Kotzebue original, was performed at the Hoftheater, Vienna and published there by Wallishauser.

Translated into Dutch from the High German as Het Toegemetselde Venster ("the bricked up window", a one-act comedy) by Jan Steven Van Esveldt Holtrop and published in 1812 by Van Esveldt Holtrop, Amsterdam.

Performance history in South Africa

1826: Performed in Cape Town in Dutch as Het Toegemetselde Venster by Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense on 30 April, along with the three-act comedy De Twee Grenadiers, of Het Misverstand by Joseph Patrat. (Translated from the French by Hendrik Kup).

Sources

TheDutch text, Google Books[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_von_Kotzebue

Facsimile original text of the 1811 comic opera, Google Books[3]

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp.298

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