Als Men Zijn Beurs Verloren Heeft
Als Men Zijne Beurs Heeft Verloren Als Men Zijne Beurs Heeft Verloren ("When someone has lost his purse") is the Dutch version of an unidentified French one-act play by Marc-Michel (1812-1868)[1] and Laurencin (1806-1890)[2]
Also found as Als Men Zijn Beurs Verloren Heeft in some sources, notably F.C.L. Bosman (1980).
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The original text
The original French text by Marc-Michel and Laurencin is not mentioned and has not been identified.
Translations and adaptations
Apparently translated into Dutch and adapted for use by Rederijkerskamers by "Juliano", the text was published as Als Men Zijne Beurs Heeft Verloren (and referred to as a play for children) by G. Theod. Bom, Amsterdam, 1866 (originally as no. 62), and credited to Marc-Michel and Laurencin.
Performance history in South Africa
1894: Performed in the Dutch version (as Als Men Zijn Beurs Verloren Heeft) in Pretoria by the Rederijkerskamer Onze Taal, probably in the President Theatre.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 484
Inventaris van de bibliotheek van de Rederijkerskamer "Borger" te Oudewater 1854 -1923[3]
"Lijst van boeken en geschriften, van 15 november-15 december 1866 in Nederland verschenen", Vaderlandsche letteroefeningen. Jaargang 1867: p. 4[4]
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