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Miß Fanny, oder Der Schiffbruch ("Miss Fanny or the shipwreck") is a German tragedy in five acts by Johann Christian Brandes (1735-1799)[1]
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The original text
According to F.C.L. Bosman (1928) this may possibly have been a translation and adaptation of the German tragedy in 5 acts by Johann Christian Brandes. Originally written and published in 1766 as Miß Fanny, oder Der Schiffbruch, later renamed play Der Schiffbruch ("The Shipwreck") , and published in 1791.
Translations and adaptations
According to F.C.L. Bosman (1928) this may possibly have been the source for De Schipbreuk, of De Korsaren op het Eiland Ivica is a three-act "ballet" with music, in Dutch. Described by one viewer (James Prior , 1820) as "a medley of tragedy, comedy, farce, pantomime and dance".
He also suggests that the latter was in turn adapted and translated into English as a "Ballet" entitled The Shipwreck.
Performance history in South Africa
1810: De Schipbreuk, of De Korsaren op het Eiland Ivica (unattributed) was performed as a ballet in three acts in the African Theatre, Cape Town by "een gezelschap van jonge toneel- en dansliefhebbers" ("a young company of theatre and dance lovers") as a charity event on 18 and 25 August. (The group was possibly related to a similar French company active in Cape Town at the time.)
1815: A "Ballet" entitled The Shipwreck (attributed to Brandes) was presented, as afterpiece to The Padlock (Bickerstaffe), done by Mr Cuerton and his company in the African Theatre, Cape Town, on 27 May.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1766 text of Miß Fanny, oder Der Schiffbruch: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Digital[2]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 130, 146
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