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First performed in the Théâtre de Cluny on 3 November 1874. | First performed in the Théâtre de Cluny on 3 November 1874. | ||
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("The Rabourdin Heirs") A comedy in three acts by Emile Zola (1840-1902).
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The original text
Inspired by the central idea of Ben Johnson's Volpone, though the relationship is scarcely recognizable, Zola having made substantial changes to the plot and characters.
First performed in the Théâtre de Cluny on 3 November 1874.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as The Heirs of Rabourdin by A. Teixeira de Mattos, and published in London by Henry & Co., 1892.
Translated and adapted into Afrikaans from the original French by Gustav Preller with the title Erasmus se Erfgename. Published by Van Schaik, 1924.
Performance history in South Africa
Erasmus se Erfgename produced by Paul de Groot with the Volksrust amateur players on 10 December 1925 before his company’s tour with Oorskotjie.
Also produced by the Krugersdorp Municipal Dramatic and Operatic Society (1935) and D.K.T. Teaters (Edms) Bpk in Pretoria (1938), *
Sources
Die Vaderland 1 December 1925.
Stellenbosch University Library Catalogue.
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006545058
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