Makin, of De Ontdekking van Madera
Makin, of De Ontdekking van Madera is a play by Abraham Louis Barbaz (1770 – 1833)[1].
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The original text
Based on a 1777 story by by Baculard d'Arnaud entitled Makin, Anecdote Anglaise (published by Delalain, 1777/Moutard 1781). The play first performed (?) and published by P. J. Uylenbroeck,1800.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1822: Performed in Dutch in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 23 November by Tot Nut en Vermaak, with as De Lotery Briefjes (De Florian/Bingley) and Het Losse Schot (Von Kotzebue).
1823: Performed in Dutch in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 18 June by Tot Nut en Vermaak, with a "Groot Concert" ("Great Concert") entitled De Batailje van Waterloo, of La Belle Alliance.
Sources
Facsimile of the original text [2]
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Louis_Barbaz
Gilbert Van De Louw, 1969. Baculard d'Arnaud, romancier ou vulgarisateur: pp. 138-144[3]
Facsimile of the d’Arnaud story, in Epreuves du sentiment, par M. d'Arnaud.1781 (Google eBook)[4]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [5]: pp. 234-5
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