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First performed in a Dutch translation by A. Bruggemans (published 1800) by [[Het Hollandsch Toneellievend Gezelschap]] ([[Men doet wat men kan]]) in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town, on 10 July 1819. Repeated on 25 September 1819 | First performed in a Dutch translation by A. Bruggemans (published 1800) by [[Het Hollandsch Toneellievend Gezelschap]] ([[Men doet wat men kan]]) in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town, on 10 July 1819. Repeated on 25 September 1819 | ||
| − | Repeated by [[Vlyt en Kunst]] in the [[African Theatre]] on 10 September 1836, alongside the afterpiece ''[[Nognetzoo]]'' (Boniface), a one-act comedy called ''[[Het Fancy Bal!!!]]'', and, as an interlude, a "zeer prachtig Transparant" ("a very beautiful transparency" (as cited by Bosman)by Den Heer Poortemans. Music provided by the musical group [[De Vriendschap]] | + | Repeated by [[Vlyt en Kunst]] in the [[African Theatre]] on 10 September 1836, alongside the afterpiece ''[[Nog Net Zoo|Nognetzoo]]'' (Boniface), a one-act comedy called ''[[Het Fancy Bal!!!]]'', and, as an interlude, a "zeer prachtig Transparant" ("a very beautiful transparency" (as cited by Bosman)by Den Heer Poortemans. Music provided by the musical group [[De Vriendschap]] |
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Revision as of 07:25, 18 September 2014
The Dutch title for the French play Montoni; ou, Le chateau d'Udolphe a melodrama in 5 acts by Alexandre Duval, based on Mrs Ann Radcliffe's popular 18th century gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794). First performed at the Théatre de S.M. l'Impératrice, on 29 July 1813.
Performance history in South Africa
First performed in a Dutch translation by A. Bruggemans (published 1800) by Het Hollandsch Toneellievend Gezelschap (Men doet wat men kan) in the African Theatre, Cape Town, on 10 July 1819. Repeated on 25 September 1819
Repeated by Vlyt en Kunst in the African Theatre on 10 September 1836, alongside the afterpiece Nognetzoo (Boniface), a one-act comedy called Het Fancy Bal!!!, and, as an interlude, a "zeer prachtig Transparant" ("a very beautiful transparency" (as cited by Bosman)by Den Heer Poortemans. Music provided by the musical group De Vriendschap
Sources
Bosman, 1928: pp 134-5
http://archive.org/details/montonioulechate00duvauoft
http://www.worldcat.org/title/montoni-of-het-kasteel-van-udolpho-tooneelspel/oclc/49430116
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