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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Translated as ''The Flying Doctor'' or ''The Fleet-footed Doctor'' in English.
 
  
 
 
Dutch translation as ''De vliegende dokter''.
 
by Henriette Albach-Tielrooy (2001), Arnold Sandhaus (2011)
 
 
Possibly translated into Dutch as ''[[De Wonder Doctor]]'', and produced in Cape Town 4 June 1836 in Stellenbosch by [[Door Yver Vruchtbaar]], as afterpiece to ''[[De Ring]]'' (Schroder).
 
Possibly translated into Dutch as ''[[De Wonder Doctor]]'', and produced in Cape Town 4 June 1836 in Stellenbosch by [[Door Yver Vruchtbaar]], as afterpiece to ''[[De Ring]]'' (Schroder).
  

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("The Fleet-Footed Doctor" in English, also translated as "The Flying Doctor") A comedy "à la Commedia dell'Arte" by Molière. His first play, some authors[1] claim it was presented in 1645, while others (e.g. Charles Heron Wall[2] suggest it may only have been acted for the first time in Paris on the 18th of April, 1659.

Parts of it were reproduced in 'L'Amour Médecin,' and 'Le Médecin malgré lui.'.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Possibly translated into Dutch as De Wonder Doctor, and produced in Cape Town 4 June 1836 in Stellenbosch by Door Yver Vruchtbaar, as afterpiece to De Ring (Schroder).

Sources

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27072/27072-h/27072-h.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_M%C3%A9decin_volant


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