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Minna von Barnhelm (1767)[1] is a comedy by German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic Gotthold E. Lessing [2] (1729-1781).

Translated into Afrikaans by J.F.W. Grosskopf, entitled Altyd My Liefste. Unpublished.

Translated into English by Otto Heller entitled Minna von Barnhelm; or, Soldier’s fortune. Published in New York by H. Holt and company, 1917.

1948: Produced under the title Altyd My Liefste ["Always my Love"] at the Little Theatre in Cape Town by NTO in its opening season (performing in tandem with Dear Brutus) in January 1948. Directed by Truida Pohl, it starred André Huguenet, Esme Celliers, Emgee Pretorius, Siegfried Mynhardt, Gert van den Bergh, Oswald van Blerk, Dan Welman, Ellie Swersky, Georgie Linder, Enone Murray. Lighting by Harry Ligoff. The NTO production had 134 performances on its tour through the country, closing in Johannesburg in July 1948.

Inskip, 1977. p 21.

Theatre programme (NTO).

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−	1948: Produced under the title ''[[Altyd My Liefste]]'' ["Always my Love"] at the [[Little Theatre]] in Cape Town by [[NTO]] in its opening season (performing in tandem with ''[[Dear Brutus]]'') in January 1948. Directed by [[Truida Pohl]], it starred [[André Huguenet]], [[Esme Celliers]], [[Emgee Pretorius]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Gert van den Bergh]] [[Oswald van Blerk]], ~~and~~ [[Georgie Linder]], [[Enone van den Bergh\|Enone Murray]]. Lighting by [[Harry Ligoff]]. The [[NTO]] production had 134 performances on its tour through the country, closing in Johannesburg in July 1948.	+	1948: Produced under the title ''[[Altyd My Liefste]]'' ["Always my Love"] at the [[Little Theatre]] in Cape Town by [[NTO]] in its opening season (performing in tandem with ''[[Dear Brutus]]'') in January 1948. Directed by [[Truida Pohl]], it starred [[André Huguenet]], [[Esme Celliers]], [[Emgee Pretorius]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Gert van den Bergh]], [[Oswald van Blerk]], [[Dan Welman]], [[Ellie Swersky]], [[Georgie Linder]], [[Enone van den Bergh\|Enone Murray]]. Lighting by [[Harry Ligoff]]. The [[NTO]] production had 134 performances on its tour through the country, closing in Johannesburg in July 1948.

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