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| − | The Jewess of Toledo (German: Die Jüdin von Toledo) is a play by Franz Grillparzer. Written in 1851, it was first performed in Prague in 1872, after Grillparzer's death. | + | The Jewess of Toledo (German: Die Jüdin von Toledo) is a play by Franz Grillparzer. |
| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | Written in 1851, it was first performed in Prague in 1872, after Grillparzer's death. | ||
The play is based on the love affair between King Alfonso VIII of Castille and Rahel la Fermosa, a Jewish woman. | The play is based on the love affair between King Alfonso VIII of Castille and Rahel la Fermosa, a Jewish woman. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
In 1919 the play was turned into a German silent film The Jewess of Toledo directed by Otto Kreisler | In 1919 the play was turned into a German silent film The Jewess of Toledo directed by Otto Kreisler | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jewess_of_Toledo#:~:text=The%20Jewess%20of%20Toledo%20(German,la%20Fermosa%2C%20a%20Jewish%20woman. | ||
[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
Revision as of 05:49, 25 April 2021
The Jewess of Toledo (German: Die Jüdin von Toledo) is a play by Franz Grillparzer.
Contents
The original text
Written in 1851, it was first performed in Prague in 1872, after Grillparzer's death.
The play is based on the love affair between King Alfonso VIII of Castille and Rahel la Fermosa, a Jewish woman.
Translations and adaptations
In 1919 the play was turned into a German silent film The Jewess of Toledo directed by Otto Kreisler
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
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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