Nog Net Zoo
is a satirical afterpiece in two acts, with music, by Charles Etienne Boniface.
(There are two variations of the title given by Bosman (1928), namely Nog net zoo and Nognetzoo)
This is basically a revised version of Clasius by Boniface.
See Clasius, of Het Proces om een Komedie-Lootje.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1834: Performed as Nog net zoo on 13 September 1834 by Vlyt en Kunst in the African Theatre, with a new scene (an "intermezzo" called "Castor and Pollux") added in by the author. Played as an afterpiece to Valmont de Saint Priest, of De Schipbreukeling (De Witte van Haemstede).
1836: Performed again, as Nognetzoo, on 10 September 1836 by Vlyt en Kunst, with the help of the musical company De Vriendschap in the African Theatre - performed as a benefit (and revenge?) for the secretary J.J. de Kock, who had lost a court case agains Joseph Suasso de Lima, the but of the satire in Clasius. Played as an afterpiece to Montoni, of Het kasteel van Udolpho (Duval).
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928:pp. 330, 336
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