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| − | According to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928) this may possibly have been a translation and adaptation of the German tragedy in 5 acts by Johann Christian Brandes. Originally written and published in 1766 as ''Miss Fanny'', later renamed play ''Der Schiffbruch'' ("The Shipwreck") , and published in 1791. | + | According to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928) this may possibly have been a translation and adaptation of the German tragedy in 5 acts by Johann Christian Brandes. Originally written and published in 1766 as ''[[Miss Fanny]]'', later renamed play ''[[Der Schiffbruch]]'' ("The Shipwreck") , and published in 1791. |
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 07:24, 23 May 2016
De Schipbreuk, of De Korsaren op het Eiland Ivica is a three-act "ballet" with music, in Dutch. Described by one viewer (James Prior , 1820) as "a medley of tragedy, comedy, farce, pantomime and dance".
The original text
According to F.C.L. Bosman (1928) this may possibly have been a translation and adaptation of the German tragedy in 5 acts by Johann Christian Brandes. Originally written and published in 1766 as Miss Fanny, later renamed play Der Schiffbruch ("The Shipwreck") , and published in 1791.
Performance history in South Africa
1810: The Dutch version was performed in Cape Town by an unnamed Dutch youth theatre group (possibly related to a similar French company in Cape Town at the time) in the African Theatre on 18 and 25 August 1810
1815: Done in English as The Shipwreck (Brandes) by Mr Cuerton and his company in the African Theatre, Cape Town, on 27 May, with The Padlock (Bickerstaffe).
Sources
Bosman, 1928: pp 130
http://www.answers.com/topic/johann-christian-brandes
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