Herodes
Herodes is a Dutch historical drama by Daniël Martinus Maaldrink (1851-1891)[1].
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The original text
A play about the Biblical figure of Herod the Great and his wife Mariamne, described as a "Historisch Drama met een voor- en naspel" ("an historic drama with a prologue and an epilogue"). The text was published in 's-Gravenhage by A. Rössing, 1885.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1908: Performed by Ons Spreekuur in Stellenbosch, some time in August.
Sources
P.W. van Wissing and J.A.E. Kuys. 1998. Biografisch woordenboek Gelderland: bekende en onbekende mannen en vrouwen uit de Gelderse geschiedenis, Part 2. pp. 68-9[2]
De Tijdspiegel. Jaargang 43(1886). pp.192-199, DBNL[3]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.481
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