Der Spieler
Der Spieler ("The player") is a German play in 5 acts by August Wilhelm Iffland (1759-1814)[1].
Contents
The original text
First performance was in Hamburg, in January 1796 and the text was first published by G. J. Göschen, in Leipzig in 1796.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch as De Speler, of Revenge-Praeg by Dirk Onderwater.
The Dutch title also found as De Speler, of Revenge Praag in South Africa.
Performance history in South Africa
1819: Performed in Cape Town on 7 August, 1819 in Dutch, as De Speler, by the local amateur group Men Doet Wat Men Kan, with De Belagchelyke Juffers (Molière) as the afterpiece.
1827: Performed in Cape Town on 18 October in Dutch, as De Speler, of Revenge Praag, by Tot Nut en Vermaak, with Het Zal laat Worden (Meyer) as the afterpiece.
Sources
Facsimile version of the German text, edition (1800), Google E-book[2]
Facsimile version of the Dutch text, Dutch edition (1838), Google E-book[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Wilhelm_Iffland
http://www.versand-as.de/eBooks-Downloads/Der-Spieler.html
http://www.egs.edu/library/august-wilhelm-iffland/articles/der-spieler/1/
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 135, 241
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