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| − | A satirical after-play in two acts, with music, by [[C.E. Boniface]]. While this is the most commonly accepted final title, the play is usually simply referred to as '''''[[Clasius]]''''' in the literature.
| + | #REDIRECT[[Clasius, of Het Proces om een Komedie-Lootje]] |
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| − | The full title has also been given as ''[[Clasius stupidibus bavianus of Het proces om een komedielootje]]'' or ''[[Clasius, of Het Proces om een Komedielootje]]'' by some authors.
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | A satire on people in Cape Town, including his arch rival [[Joseph Suasso de Lima]], in which the latter is equated to a learned baboon, it was originally announced (on 24 may 1834) as ''[[De Gekwetste Reputatie, of Het Komedielootje]]'' ("The wounded reputation, or the comedy lottery ticket"). It became
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| − | The text was not published till 19**, but was available in a number of manuscripts in Cape Town. The one used by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] for his study contains a caricature of De Lima on the inside cover, and the title page has: "Clasius, of Het Proces om een Komedie-Lootje. Kluchtig en Geschiedkundig Treurspel" ("Clasius, or The Process of the Comedy-lottery ticket. [A] farcical and historical tragedy"). It is dated [[Vlyt en Kunst]], 1834.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | Revised by [[Charles Etienne Boniface|Boniface]] and renamed ''[[Nog Net Zoo]]'', with minor adjustments and an additional scene ("Castor and Pollux"),
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| − | Performed under this title in 1834 and 1836.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1834: First performed in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town on 19th July 1834, by [[Charles Etienne Boniface|Boniface]]'s company [[Vlyt en Kunst]], with [[A.J. Lind]], [[J. de Kock]], [[P.A. Ley]], [[J. Tyrholm]], [[E.G. de Roubaix]], [[P. Baard]], [[J.M. Wolhuter]].
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| − | 1834: Performed in a revised version (as ''[[Nog Net Zoo]]'') in the [[African Theatre]] by [[Vlyt en Kunst]] on 13 September.
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| − | 1836: Performed in a revised version (as ''[[Nog Net Zoo]]'') in the [[African Theatre]] by [[Vlyt en Kunst]] on 10 September.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928:pp. 323-333
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