Napoleon Bonaparte, Eerste Konsul
Napoleon Bonaparte, Eerste Konsul ("Napoleon Bonaparte, first consul") is a Dutch drama in five acts by H.J. Schimmel (Hendrik Jan Schimmel, 1823-1906)[1].
The Dutch Wikipedia gives the title as Napoleon Bonaparte, Eerste Consul
Contents
The original text
Written in 1851 and published by Loman & Reudler, 1851 and in Volume 1, and later in Schimmel's Dramatische Poëzy by Loman & Verster.
However, although published a number of times after the first edition, Schimmel only gave Anton Peters the rights to perform the play at the Amsterdamsche Stadsschouwburg in 1866.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1907: Performed in Dutch as Napoleon Bonaparte, Eerste Konsul by Ons Spreekuur in Stellenbosch, some time in August.
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1851 text, Google E-book[2]
Schimmel, H.J. (Hendrik Jan) 1823-1906, WorldCat Identities[3]
Jaarboek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, 1907. Levensbericht van Hendrik Jan Schimmel[4]
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Jan_Schimmel
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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