Der Lorbeerkranz, oder die Macht der Gesetze

("The Laurel Wreath, or the power of the law") A German play in 5 acts by Friedrich Julius Wilhelm Ziegler.

Performed in Hoftheater Würzburg in May and published in Vienna, 1799; and also in his collected works in Augsburg, 1806. (Also written Der Lorberkranz, oder die Macht der Gesetze)

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Dutch as De Lauwerkrans, of Het Gezag der Wetten by an unknown translator , and published in Amsteldam, by J. Doll, 1801.

Performances in South Africa

1818: Performed in Dutch in Cape Town by Tot Nut en Vermaak on 6 June 1818.

Sources

Text of the [Dutch] translation , Google Books[1]

Deutches Theater-Lexicon, Vol 38, p.3774, Google Books[2]

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp.

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