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1855: Performed as ''[[Het Geheim]]'' on Tuesday 12 June by [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town. It was stipulated as a tragedy in five acts and credited to "the author of ''[[Rinaldo Rinaldini, The Robber Captain|Rinaldini]]''" (i.e. Vulpius). Also performed were ''[[De Helleveeg]]'' (Loosjes) and ''[[Het Groot Ballet]]''. The evening was in support of the "Patriotic Fund" for the Crimean War (see ''[[Balaclava Benefit Performances]]''). The production was possibly repeated on 28 June. | 1855: Performed as ''[[Het Geheim]]'' on Tuesday 12 June by [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town. It was stipulated as a tragedy in five acts and credited to "the author of ''[[Rinaldo Rinaldini, The Robber Captain|Rinaldini]]''" (i.e. Vulpius). Also performed were ''[[De Helleveeg]]'' (Loosjes) and ''[[Het Groot Ballet]]''. The evening was in support of the "Patriotic Fund" for the Crimean War (see ''[[Balaclava Benefit Performances]]''). The production was possibly repeated on 28 June. | ||
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| + | 1867: ''[[Het Geheim]]'' produced by [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 26 June, with ''[[Uilenspiegel]]'' (Von Kotzebue). | ||
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| + | 1867: ''[[Het Geheim]]'' produced by [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] at the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 16 July, with ''[[Het Bankroet van den Schoenlapper]]'' (Martainville). | ||
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| + | 1896: ''[[Het Geheim]]'' produced by [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] at the new [[Opera House]], Cape Town on 7 July, with ''[[De Sint Nicolaas Avond, of Het Bezoek door den Schoorsteen]]'' (Kup). | ||
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| + | 1910: ''[[Het Geheim]]'' produced as the last production by [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] under the leadership of the 71 year old [[Johan Combrink]], at the [[Good Hope Theatre]] 2 June and repeated on 4 June, followed by a ballet by 16 children, accompanied by the musical corps of [[F.H. Boonzaier]]. The critic [[D.C. Boonzaier]] wrote a devastating criticism of what was apparently a ludicrous melodrama, badly presented, though other critics weren't as negative. | ||
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1865: A play called ''[[Het Geheim]]'' was produced by [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] | 1865: A play called ''[[Het Geheim]]'' was produced by [[Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst]] | ||
Revision as of 07:19, 31 May 2016
Das Geheimnis ("the secret") is a German play in five acts by Christian August Vulpius (1762 – 1827)[1].
Contents
The original text
Presumably first performed at the Hoftheater, in Leipzig in 1800, and published in Leipzig in 1800. It is not often cited among his better works.
(Confusingly: Vulpius also produced the French one-act opera Le Secret (Hoffman and Solié, 1796), under the title Das Geheimnis the Hoftheater, in Leipzig in 1805.)
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as The Mystery by M. Geisweiler c. 1800.
Translated into Dutch as Het Geheim by an unknown author.
Performances in South Africa
1855: Performed as Het Geheim on Tuesday 12 June by Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town. It was stipulated as a tragedy in five acts and credited to "the author of Rinaldini" (i.e. Vulpius). Also performed were De Helleveeg (Loosjes) and Het Groot Ballet. The evening was in support of the "Patriotic Fund" for the Crimean War (see Balaclava Benefit Performances). The production was possibly repeated on 28 June.
From here on there is some uncertainty, for
1867: Het Geheim produced by Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst at the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 26 June, with Uilenspiegel (Von Kotzebue).
1867: Het Geheim produced by Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst at the Theatre Royal, Cape Town on 16 July, with Het Bankroet van den Schoenlapper (Martainville).
1896: Het Geheim produced by Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst at the new Opera House, Cape Town on 7 July, with De Sint Nicolaas Avond, of Het Bezoek door den Schoorsteen (Kup).
1910: Het Geheim produced as the last production by Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst under the leadership of the 71 year old Johan Combrink, at the Good Hope Theatre 2 June and repeated on 4 June, followed by a ballet by 16 children, accompanied by the musical corps of F.H. Boonzaier. The critic D.C. Boonzaier wrote a devastating criticism of what was apparently a ludicrous melodrama, badly presented, though other critics weren't as negative.
1865: A play called Het Geheim was produced by Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst
This may have been was the Vulpius play, but could also have been Un Secret by Fournier and Arnould (see Un Secret).
1867: A play called Het Geheim was produced by Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst on 26 June, This may have been was the Vulpius play, since it had been in the repertoire of the company since 1855, but Bosman (1980: p.443) suggests it was Un Secret by Fournier and Arnould (see Un Secret). The afterpiece was with Uilenspiegel (Von Kotzebue).
1910: A play called Het Geheim was produced by Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst This may have been was the Vulpius play, but could also have been Un Secret by Fournier and Arnould (see Un Secret).
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_August_Vulpius
Kulturstiftung der Länder: Bibliothek der Deutschen Literatur - Bibliographie und Register, p. 423[2]
Facsimile of the German text of 1800 (Google eBook)[3]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 462-3
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