Die Versöhnung
Also known as Bruderzwist, oder, Die Versöhnung. A German play in five acts ("Ein Schauspiel in Funf Akten") by August von Kotzebue (1761 – 1819).
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The original text
First produced in German at the Nationaltheater, Mannheim on 28 March, 1797 and published in Leipzig as Die Versöhnung in 1798. Published as Bruderzwist, oder, Die Versöhnung in 1804.
Translations and adaptations
Like all his works, this play has been translated and adapted into and performed in many languages.
Dutch
Translated into Dutch by an anonymous translator as De Verzoening, of De Broedertwist and published by Jan Dóll, Amsterdam, 1798. Followed by two other Dutch translations, one by W.A. Iffland, 1799 and one by Dirk Onderwater, published in Den Haag at the same time. All with the same title.
English
Translated into English as The Birthday. A performance took place in Bath in 1799.
French
Translated into French and adapted for the stage as La Réconciliation; ou, Les Deux Frères by Mathias Weiss, Louis François Jauffret and J. Patrat in 1799. Performed as Les Deux Frères at the Theatre de la Republique, in 1802.
Performance history in South Africa
1809: Performed in French under the title Les Deux Frères, ou La Réconciliation by Charles Etienne Boniface and local French players in the African Theatre Cape Town on 4 February, 1809, with Le Petis Mâtelot, ou Le Mariage Impromptu (Le Brun).
1829: Performed in Dutch under the title De Verzoening by Tot Nut en Vermaak in the African Theatre Cape Town on 18 October 1828, with 't Zal laat Worden (Meijer).
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_von_Kotzebue\
"August von Kotzebue" in Stanley Hochman (1984) McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International Reference Work in 5 Volumes, Volume 1:p. 181[1]
Heinrich Döring August von Kotzebue's Leben, 1830: p.408[2]
Text of Les deux frères, comédie en quatre actes, Google Books[3]
The Internet Archive[4]
Text of La réconciliation; ou, Les deux frères, Google Books[5]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928:pp.125, 242
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