Minna von Barnhelm
Minna von Barnhelm (1767)[1] is a comedy by German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic Gotthold E. Lessing [2] (1729-1781).
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans by J.F.W. Grosskopf, entitled Altyd My Liefste. Unpublished.
Translated into English by Otto Heller entitled Minna von Barnhelm; or, Soldier’s fortune. Published in New York by H. Holt and company, 1917.
Performance history in South Africa
1948: Produced under the title Altyd My Liefste ["Always my Love"] at the Little Theatre in Cape Town by NTO in its opening season (performing in tandem with Dear Brutus) in January 1948. Directed by Truida Pohl, it starred André Huguenet, Esme Celliers, Emgee Pretorius, Siegfried Mynhardt, Gert van den Bergh, Oswald van Blerk, Dan Welman, Ellie Swersky, Georgie Linder, Enone Murray. Lighting by Harry Ligoff. The NTO production had 134 performances on its tour through the country, closing in Johannesburg in July 1948.
Sources
http://www.theatrehistory.com/german/lessing002.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthold_Ephraim_Lessing
André Huguenet, 1950
Ludwig Binge, 1969
Inskip, 1977. p 21.
Theatre programme (NTO).
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