De Reis van 't Vernuft rondom de Wereld
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De Reis van 't Vernuft rondom de Wereld (lit: "The journey of ingenuity around the world") is a pedagogical play, in Dutch, both comic and tragic, in five acts, by an anonymous author.
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The original text
Mentioned as a "new play" in 1811, it may have been a Dutch translation or adaptation of Le Voyageur by Madame de Genlis[1], a play for young people contained in her collection Théâtre à l'Usage des Jeunes Personnes, (four volumes, published in Paris by Panckoucke, 1779-1780).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: p. 130
