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| − | ''[[Zwarte Piet]]'' ("Black Peter") is a [[Dutch]] one act play ascribed to "E.S.". | + | ''[[Zwarte Piet]]'' ("Black Peter") is a [[Dutch]] version of an unknown German one act play ascribed to "E.S.". |
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| + | == The original text == | ||
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| + | The title is a clear reference to the character of "Zwarte Piet", the supposed companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet]. However, according to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) it is not an original [[Dutch]] play, but was based on an unknown German original, possibly translated or adapted by an author only known as "E.S.". ''Could this perhaps have been the librettist Emanuel Schikaneder (1751-1812)?'' | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | == | + | == Performance history in South Africa == |
| − | + | 1910: Performed in [[Dutch]] as ''[[Zwarte Piet]]'' by [[Aurora|Aurora III]] in the [[ANV Saal]], Cape Town, on 7 June. | |
| + | == Sources == | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 477 | ||
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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 12:16, 12 March 2018
Zwarte Piet ("Black Peter") is a Dutch version of an unknown German one act play ascribed to "E.S.".
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The original text
The title is a clear reference to the character of "Zwarte Piet", the supposed companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries[1]. However, according to F.C.L. Bosman (1980) it is not an original Dutch play, but was based on an unknown German original, possibly translated or adapted by an author only known as "E.S.". Could this perhaps have been the librettist Emanuel Schikaneder (1751-1812)?
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1910: Performed in Dutch as Zwarte Piet by Aurora III in the ANV Saal, Cape Town, on 7 June.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 477
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
