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+ | == Original text == | ||
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+ | Only mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928, it appears to have been based on a well-known anecdote, cited by Voltaire as a good example of ''un apropos'' in his ''Questions sur L'Encyclopedie, par des amateurs'' (Tome Second, Volume 40) 1779[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=JRJkAAAAcAAJ&dq=Iste+Gallus+Bene+Cantat&source=gbs_navlinks_s]. | ||
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+ | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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+ | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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+ | 1811: Performed in [[Dutch]] by "eenige Liefhebbers" ("some amateurs") in Cape Town on Saturday 24 August, with ''[[De Reis van 't Vernuft rondom de Wereld]]'' (Anon.). Possibly a youth group studying French, a spin-off of the French work of messrs [[François Agron|Agron]], [[Charles Mathurin Villet|Villet]] and [[L. Meurant|Meurant]] - who are responsible for ticket sales | ||
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+ | == Sources == | ||
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+ | https://books.google.co.za/books?id=JRJkAAAAcAAJ&dq=Iste+Gallus+Bene+Cantat&source=gbs_navlinks_s | ||
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+ | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: p. 130 | ||
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+ | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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+ | == Return to == | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[Main Page]] |
Latest revision as of 06:50, 22 May 2017
Iste Gallus Bene Cantat, of Is Het Hy Wel? ("the first cock sings well, or is it really him?") is a one act Dutch farce by an anonymous author.
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Original text
Only mentioned by F.C.L. Bosman, 1928, it appears to have been based on a well-known anecdote, cited by Voltaire as a good example of un apropos in his Questions sur L'Encyclopedie, par des amateurs (Tome Second, Volume 40) 1779[1].
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1811: Performed in Dutch by "eenige Liefhebbers" ("some amateurs") in Cape Town on Saturday 24 August, with De Reis van 't Vernuft rondom de Wereld (Anon.). Possibly a youth group studying French, a spin-off of the French work of messrs Agron, Villet and Meurant - who are responsible for ticket sales
Sources
https://books.google.co.za/books?id=JRJkAAAAcAAJ&dq=Iste+Gallus+Bene+Cantat&source=gbs_navlinks_s
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: p. 130
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page