Nog Net Zoo

A satirical after-play 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)

The original text

This is basically a revised version of Clasius by Boniface.

For more on the original play, 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.

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.