Der Spieler
A German play in 5 acts by August Wilhelm Iffland.
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The original text
First performance was in Hamburg, in January 1796 and the text was first published by G. J. Göschen, in Leipzig in 1796.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch as De Speler (or in its longer form, with the Dutch sub-title: "De Speler, of Revenge-Praeg") by Dirk Onderwater.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
http://www.versand-as.de/eBooks-Downloads/Der-Spieler.html
https://books.google.co.za/books?id=7fbKVRGrxTQC&dq=iffland+der+spieler&source=gbs_navlinks_s
http://www.egs.edu/library/august-wilhelm-iffland/articles/der-spieler/1/
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp 135,
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