De Graaf van Waltron, of De Subordinatie
("The Count of Waltron, or The Subordination") A Dutch translation of the German play Der Graf von Walltron, oder die Subordination (1777) by H. F. Möller (1748-1798). Translated in 1778 and published in Amsterdam by Wed. P.J. Entrop, 1778. First performed in Dutch in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg ("Amsterdam Civic Theatre") on 14 April 1789. Termed a "krygspel" ("military play”, with scenes of military action) by the Dutch translator.
Performance history in South Africa
1831: The Dutch text performed by Tot Nut en Vermaak in Cape Town with De Dronkaard (Kotzebue).
1836: The Dutch text performed on 29 October 1836 by the Stellenbosch amateur company Door Yver Vrughtbaar in the local theatre with De Helleveeg (Loosjes).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Klaartje Groot. Geliefd en gevreesd: Duits toneel in Nederland rond 1800. Uitgeverij Verloren, 2010[1]
Bosman, 1928: pp. 244, 255.
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