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| + | 1901-2: A play known simply as ''[[The Jewess]]'' was performed in South Africa by a company in 1901-2, This was most probably a version of Franz Grillparzer's play, but it may also have been a version of the popular tale of the tragic Jewess "Rebecca" in Scott's novel ''[[Ivanhoe]]'' (including ''[[Deborah]]'' by Mosethal, Augustin Daly's play or Cheltnam's piece, or else a version of . | ||
| + | ) is a play by Franz Grillparzer. | ||
1866: Performed as ''[[Lucretia Borgia]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on | 1866: Performed as ''[[Lucretia Borgia]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on | ||
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Contents
Die Jüdin von Toledo (18510[1]
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
Translated into English as The Jewess of Toledo
In 1919 the play was turned into a German silent film The Jewess of Toledo directed by Otto Kreisler
Performance history in South Africa
1901-2: A play known simply as The Jewess was performed in South Africa by a company in 1901-2, This was most probably a version of Franz Grillparzer's play, but it may also have been a version of the popular tale of the tragic Jewess "Rebecca" in Scott's novel Ivanhoe (including Deborah by Mosethal, Augustin Daly's play or Cheltnam's piece, or else a version of . ) is a play by Franz Grillparzer.
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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