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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Written by J.F. Nieman ()[], this work was first performed in Amsterdam by a company called '''Uno Animo''' in 1808, and published by
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Written by J.F. Nieman ()[], this work was first performed in Amsterdam by a "Toneelminnend Geselschap" ("amateur company") called '''Uno Animo''' in 1808, and published by
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Revision as of 06:29, 11 September 2019

There are two Dutch plays by this name.

De Graaf Orzano (1808)

The original text

Written by J.F. Nieman ()[], this work was first performed in Amsterdam by a "Toneelminnend Geselschap" ("amateur company") called Uno Animo in 1808, and published by

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

De Graaf Orzano, of De Bedelaar van Napels (1809)

The original text

De Graaf Orzano, of De Bedelaar van Napels ("The Duke of Orzano, or The Beggar of Naples") is a play in five acts by G.J. Vorking ()[]. According to the Preface by the author, Vorking's version was based on the novel De Lazaronen (), and had been written specifically for performance by Amsterdam based "Toneelminnend Geselschap" ("amateur company") called Nut en Vermaak in 1809.

Published in Amsterdam by H. Moolenijzer, 1809

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on

Sources

Facsimile version of the 1809 Dutch edition, Google E-book[1]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.444-452

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