Flodoardo van Overschie, of Aballino, Junior
Flodoardo van Overschie, of Aballino, Junior is a "musical tragi-comedy" by Johannes Hendricus Gravé (??-1841)[1].
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The original text
Written as a parody the 5-act German tragedy Abällino der Grosse Bandit ("Abällino the Great Bandit") by Heinrich Zschokke[2] (1771 - 1848).
Gravé's parody version was first published in Den Haag by H.S. de Groot, 1811.
Adaptations and translations
South African performances
1837: A performance of a Dutch work called Flodoardo van Overschie, of De Kleine Bandiet was announced for the "The South African Theatre" by the "South African Amateur Company", F.C.L. Bosman suggests this company may have been Vlyt en Kunst. They also did De Oude Rot.
Sources
Chapter 5: Revolutionaire Hartbreken in *** (pp. 217-255)[3]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp.
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