Kabale und Liebe
A German play by in five acts by Friedrich Schiller[1] (1759–1805).
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The original text
Originally written under the working title Luise Millerin, but changed to Kabale und Liebe for its first performance on 13 April 1784 at the Theatre in Frankfurt am Main, and on 15 April 1784 in the National Theatre in Mannheim.
Translations and adaptations
Titles for English translations vary greatly, according to the translator: these include Intrigue and Love, Love and Intrigue, Love and Politics, and Luise Miller.
Adapted to a play in three-acts by Morris Barnett in 1850 under the title Power and Principle.
Performance history in South Africa
1853: Performed in English as Power and Principle in Cape Town on Monday 31 October 1853 by the Amateur Company in the Garrison Theatre, alongside Box and Cox (J.M. Morton) and Circumstantial Evidence (Carew).
1977-1979(?): Performed in German by SWAPAC in 1977-79?*.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrigue_and_Love
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Friedrich_Schiller
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Barnett
"Power & Principle" in WorldCat[2]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[3]: pp.405
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