De Bloedzuigers, of De Minnehandel in de Apotheek
De Bloedzuigers, of De Minnehandel in de Apotheek (lit. "The bloodsuckers, or the love trade in the pharmacy") is a Dutch musical comedy in one act by Arie Ruysch (1797-1871)[1]
Contents
The original text
First performed in the Koninklijken Schouwburg, at Den Haag, published in Amsterdam by J.C. van Kesteren, 1837
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1873: Performed by Aurora II in the Oddfellows Hall, Cape Town, on 3 July, as an afterpiece to Het Vierde Huwelijk van Jacoba van Beijeren (Teengs) .
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1837 Dutch text (2nd improved edition), Google E-book[2]
http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bran038biog01_01/bran038biog01_01_3539.php
Ingmar Koch. 1997. Het ochtendgloren boven Kaapstad. Nederlandse rederijkers in Kaapstad, Tydskrif vir Nederlands & Afrikaans. (4de Jaargang, Nommer 2. Desember)
Facsimile version of the 1869 Dutch text, Google E-book[3]
"Uitgave van J. Schuitemaker te Purmerende voor Rederijkers!" in Purmerender Courant, 17 September, 1879: p. 3[4]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 466, 468.
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