Difference between revisions of "Volsan, ou Le Misanthrope Par Infortune"
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| − | Translated by an anonymous translator into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Volsan, of De Menschenhater Door Tegenspoed]]'', published in Amsterdam in 1797. | + | Translated by an anonymous translator, possibly the author, into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Volsan, of De Menschenhater Door Tegenspoed]]'', published in Amsterdam in 1797. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 04:53, 20 September 2016
Volsan, ou Le Misanthrope Par Infortune is a French play in three acts by J.D. Villenhoven.
Contents
The original text
Possibly performed in French in 1796 or 1797, published in French in Amsterdam in 1798 by J. Dôll.
Translations and adaptations
Translated by an anonymous translator, possibly the author, into Dutch as Volsan, of De Menschenhater Door Tegenspoed, published in Amsterdam in 1797.
Performance history in South Africa
1822: Performed by Tot Nut en Vermaak in the African Theatre, Cape Town, in the Dutch translation (Volsan, of De Menschenhater Door Tegenspoed), with De Deserteur (Von Kotzebue). Originally announced for 21 September, but postponed to 24 September.
Sources
http://www.amazon.com/Volsan-Menschenhater-Tegenspoed-Dutch-Edition/dp/116601360X
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 233, 443, 450
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