Julius von Sassen
A melodramatic tragedy in four acts by Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke (1771–1848)[1].
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The original play
Written by Gottlieb Wetzinger and published in Graz, 1797.
Translations and adaptations
Translated by an anonymous translator into Dutch as Julius van Sassen and published in Amsterdam by H. van Kesteren, 1805.
Performance history in South Africa
1829: First performed in Dutch translation in Cape Town by Tot Nut en Vermaak on 22 August, along with De Sint Nicolaas Avond, of Het Bezoek door den Schoorsteen (Kup).
1833: Performed in Dutch by the company Tot Nut en Vermaak on 12 October, with Jocrisse in Eenen Nieuwen Dienst (Dorvigny)
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Zschokke
Facsimile Text of the 1805 Dutch version of the play, Google E-Book[2]
Facsimile Text of the third edition (1822) of the Dutch version of the play, Google E-Book[3]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp. 242, 246
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