Le Médecin volant

("The Fleet-Footed Doctor" in English, also translated as "The Flying Doctor") A comedy "à la Commedia dell'Arte" by Molière. His first play, some authors[1] claim it was presented in 1645, while others (e.g. Charles Heron Wall[2] suggest it may only have been acted for the first time in Paris on the 18th of April, 1659.

Parts of it were reproduced in 'L'Amour Médecin,' and 'Le Médecin malgré lui.'.

Translations and adaptations

Translated as The Flying Doctor or The Fleet-footed Doctor in English.

Possibly translated into Dutch in 1834 (by C.E. Boniface?) as De Wonder Doctor or De Wonderdoctor.

Dutch translation as De vliegende dokter. by Henriette Albach-Tielrooy (2001), Arnold Sandhaus (2011)

Performance history in South Africa

Produced Vlyt en Kunst as De Wonderdoctor in Cape Town on 24 May 1834, as an afterpiece to Robert Maxwell, fo De Offerdood (Kotzebue), with De Gekwetste Reputatie, of Het Komedielootjie (Boniface) as interlude.

Produced as De Wonder Doctor on 4 June 1836 in Stellenbosch by Door Yver Vruchtbaar, as afterpiece to De Ring (Schröder).

Sources

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27072/27072-h/27072-h.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_M%C3%A9decin_volant

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