Das Geheimnis
A German play in five acts by Christian August Vulpius (1762 – 1827).
Contents
The original text
Presumably first performed at the Hoftheater, in Leipzig in 1800, and published in Leipzig in 1800.
(Confusingly: Vulpius also produced the French one-act opera Le Secret (Hoffman and Solié, 1796), under the title Das Geheimnis the Hoftheater, in Leipzig in 1805.)
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as The Mystery by M. Geisweiler c. 1800.
Translated into Dutch as Het Geheim by an unknown author.
Performances in South Africa
1855: Performed as Het Geheim on Tuesday 12 June by Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town. It was stipulated as a tragedy in five acts and credited to "the author of Rinaldini" (i.e. Vulpius). Also performed were De Helleveeg (Loosjes) and Het Groot Ballet. The evening was in support of the "Patriotic Fund" for the Crimean War. The production was possibly repeated on 28 June.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_August_Vulpius
Kulturstiftung der Länder: Bibliothek der Deutschen Literatur - Bibliographie und Register, p. 423[1]
Facsimile of the German text of 1800 (Google eBook)[2]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp. 462-3
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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