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. Printed in Vienna by Wallishauser in 1800.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch as De Speler, of Revenge-Praeg by Dirk Onderwater. Printed in Amsterdam in 1799. Second printing by Gartman, Smit and Holtrop in 1807 , and a 3rd printing by M. Westerman and C. van Hulst, 1838.
The Dutch title also found as De Speler, of Revenge Praag or simply De Speler 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.
1828: Performed in the African Theatre Cape Town on 18 October in Dutch, as De Speler, of Revenge Praag, by Tot Nut en Vermaak, with Het Zal laat Worden (Meijer) as the afterpiece.
Sources
Facsimile version of the German text, Wallishauser edition (1800), Google E-book[2]
Facsimile version of the Dutch text, third 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
"De speler, of Revenge-Praag" in Google Books[5]
http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookinfo.phtml?nr=1290169838&l=de&seller=
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De Speler, of Revenge-Praag is a German play in 5 acts by August Wilhelm Iffland.
