Eopipore, ou La Resurrection et Le Marriage de Biribi
Eopipore, ou La Resurrection et Le Marriage de Biribi ("Eopipore, or The resurrection and the marriage of Biribi") is a comedy in three acts by Sire Barago.
The original text
Neither the play nor the author can be traced in any other source than F.C.L. Bosman (1928: p. 126), based on a newspaper advert from the Kaapsche Courant of 21 June, 1809. It was offered there as a work "translated by C.E. Boniface".
South African performances
1809: The play was apparently performed in French by the French Company led by Villet, on 1 July in the African Theatre, Cape Town, with Oromidas, ou Le Balêt de Balais (Anon).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 126
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