Jocrisse Changé de Condition
Jocrisse Changé de Condition ("Jocrisse's changed situation") is a comedy in two acts by Dorvigny (nom de plume of Louis-François Archambault, 1742-1812)[1].
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The original French text
First performed at the Théâtre des Variétés, Palais-Egalité in 1798, and published in Paris by Barba, in 1799.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch by "V.R." as Jocrisse in Eenen Nieuwen Dienst ("Jocrisse in a new position") and published by H van Kesteren in Amsterdam in 1804 and reprinted in 1815.
Performance history in South Africa
1815: Performed in Dutch as Jocrisse in Eenen Nieuwen Dienst in Cape Town by Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense in the African Theatre on 28 October, plus dances and fencing demonstrations. Performed with De Struikroovers van Kalabrien, of De Onveilige Wildernis (Tréogate).
1826: Performed in Dutch (the title wrongly given as Jocrisse in een Nieuwen Dienst) by the company Tot Nut en Vermaak on 10 June, with De Burgemeester (Von Brühl).
1843: Performed in Dutch (the title now shortened to Jocrisse in Nieuwen Dienst) by the company Tot Nut en Vermaak on 27 October. Performed with De Kluizenaar op het Eiland Formentera (Von Kotzebue).
Sources
Facsimile of the original French text (The Internet Archive)[2]
Facsimile of the original French text (Warwick Digital Collections)[3]
Facsimile of Dutch version, 2nd edition, 1815 (Google E-Book) [4]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [5]: pp. 139, 237 443,
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