Der Eremit auf Formentera
("The Hermit of Formentera") A musical play in two acts by August von Kotzebue
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The original text
Written in German, and published in Frankfort and Leipzig in 1790.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch as De Kluizenaar op Formentera by Adrianus Bruggemans, first published in Rotterdam by J. Meijer in 1793.
Performance history in South Africa
1809: First performed in Dutch as De Kluizenaar op het Eiland Formentera by Tot Nut en Vermaak on 10 June in the African Theatre, with De Verwarring (Von Kotzebue) as afterpiece.
1824: Performed in Dutch as De Kluizenaar op Formentera by Tot Nut en Vermaak on 10 July 1809 in the African Theatre, with De Naamgenoten (Westerman) as afterpiece.
1825: Performed in Dutch as De Kluizenaar op Formentera by Tot Nut en Vermaak on 3 December in the African Theatre, with Niets en Iets, of De Vijf Gestorvenen (Stoopendaal) as afterpiece. This evening was done as a benefit for "some needy households" in Cape Town.
1836: Performed in Dutch as De Kluizenaar op Formentera by Tot Nut en Vermaak on 26 August in Cape Town, with De Yverzuchtige Vrouw Bekeerd (Von Kotzebue) as afterpiece.
Sources
Text of the first German edition[1]
Text of the first Dutch edition[2]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp. 131,
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