De Man in Drie Gedaanten, of De Balling
De Man in Drie Gedaanten, of De Balling ("The man in three guises, or the exile") is a Dutch version of L'homme à Trois Visages, ou Le Proscrit ("The man with three faces, or the exile"), Pixérécourt's three act French adaptation of Abällino, der Grosse Bandit ("Abällino the Great Bandit"), a German 5-act German tragedy by Heinrich Zschokke (1771 - 1848)[1]
See Abällino der Grosse Bandit
There is also a satirical work entitled De Man in Vier Gedaanten, of Musicus, Acteur, Gaskonjer en Taalmeester ("The man in three guises, or musician, actor, Gascon and language teacher") by Joseph Suasso de Lima, listed in an advert in the South African Chronicle of 15 June 1825 as one of a series to be published by subscription. Entirely unrelated to this work, though the title was obviously chosen in imitation of this play's title.
Performance history in South Africa
1831: Performed by Tot Nut en Vermaak in the African Theatre, Cape Town on 21 August, with Het Glas Water (Von Guttenberg) as afterpiece.
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