Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père
Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père ("Eraste, or the child rejected by his father") is the title of a French one-act play by an anonymous author.
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The original text
Nothing of substance is known about this text, except for the name Eraste, which refers to the ancient origins of the term pederast.
Translations and adaptations
F.C.L. Bosman (1928: p. 91) suggests that Monsieur Delémery did an adaptation of this work for performance on his tour and more specifically in Cape Town.
Performance history in South Africa
1805: Performed in French in Cape Town on 12 August by the French Amateur Company, with Monsieur Delémery in the lead. Also presented were Arlequin Protégé par Belphégor (a work devised by Delémery?) and Eraste, ou L'Enfant Proscrit de Son Père.
Sources
Facsimile version of the Dictionnaire des Théâtres de Paris, Google E-book[ https://books.google.co.za/books?id=sK5AAAAAYAAJ&dq=Arlequin,+soldat+malgr%C3%A9+lui&hl=af&source=gbs_navlinks_s]
http://bibliotheque-numerique.nimes.fr/fre/notices/163171-Le-Soldat-poltron-comedie.html
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.
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