Der Papagoy

("The Parrot") A play in three acts by August von Kotzebue (1761-1819).

Original text

Full title, Der Papagoy : ein Schauspiel in drey Akten. Published in Leipzig, 1792.

Translations and adaptations

In 1786 a Dutch comedy appeared in Haarlem under the title De Papegaay, verrader en ondershouwt; of het gemaakte komplot by an unknown author.

A translation of Von Kotzebue's text was translated into Dutch as De Papegaai ["The Parrot"] in 1792, and published in Amsterdam in the same year.

Performances in South Africa

1803: Performed in Dutch on 5 March 1803 in the African Theatre, advertised as De Papegaay. There is someuncertainty about the spelling since F.C.L. Bosman, who quotes an advert from the Kaapsche Courant on 26 February, 1803, has it as De Papegaay, while Jill Fletcher, also citing the Kaapsche Courant, but from 5 March 1803, has the (unlikely) title Die Papegay). The play was part of the celebrations surrounding the installation of J.W. Janssens as Governor of the Cape on 1 March 1803. of that day under the heading "Tot Lering en Vermaak" ["For Instruction and Amusement"] This play by the master of melodrama was advertised as part of the celebrations surrounding the installation of Governor J.W. Janssens, 5 March 1803. It appeared in the Kaapse Stads Courant of that day under the heading "Tot Lering en Vermaak" ["For Instruction and Amusement"]