De Wanhoop van Jocrisse

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A comédie-folie in two acts and in prose by Dorvigny (Louis-François Archambault, 1742-1812). original French Title, Le Désespoir de Jocrisse, First performed in Paris at the Théâtre Montansier, on 22 November 1791. Published Chez André in 1801.

Translated into Dutch as De Wanhoop van Jocrisse by Hendrik Ogelwight (Junior) in 1798 and published in Amsterdam by Pieter Johannes Uylenbroek.

Performed in Cape Town by Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense on 26 September 1815, followed by De Wanhoop van Jocrisse (Dorvigny, Translated by Ogelwight, Jr.). According to Bosman, (1928, p.556) the main play (Eerzucht...etc) was credited to a French version by Patrat (only), and they used a translation by H. Kup.


http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorvigny

http://contentdm.warwick.ac.uk/cdm/ref/collection/empire/id/20470