Schijn Bedriegt
Schijn Bedriegt ("appearances deceive") is a short Dutch play ("klein-drama") by M. P. Rosmade (1818-1871)[1].
The author's name also found as "M. P. Ros Made" or "M. P. Rosm'ade", all used as pseudonym by novelist and historian E. Masdorp.
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The original text
Published in the Jaarboek voor Rederijkers, 1859.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1862: Performed in Dutch by the rederijkerskamer Aurora as its first production in August. Billed as having ostensibly been written by some local referred to as "Neef Paul" ("Cousin Paul") , along with the one-act play Rocco (Wijnstok) and recitals of lyric poetry.
Sources
Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2].
Louis B. Petit. 1887. Catalogus Der Bibliotheek Van de Maatschappij der Nederlandsche Letterkunde (Part 2)Brill Archive - p. CClXXII[3]
Willemina van der Meer (comp.) 1996. Biographical Index of the Benelux Countries, Walter de Gruyter.[4]
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