Cava van Conseugra, een offer der vrouwelyke wraak - De jonge Richelieu of De Fransche Lovelace - Volsan, of de menschenhater door tegenspoed' - Duval, Alexandre 1767-1842; Boutet, Jacques Marie 1745-1812; Herbst, Joseph; Villenhoven, J. D. (Amsterdam Dóll, 1797)
"Cava von Conseugra, ein Opfer der Weiber-Rache" by Joseph Herbst premiered in 1794
Duval was a French dramatist, sailor, architect, actor & theatre manager. "La Jeunesse du Duc de Richelieu, ou le Lovelace Français", he wrote together with Monvel, and premiered in 1796.
The title-page of "Volsan" suggests it may be a translation by Villenhoven of a somewhat older (anonymous) french play.However, the two extant versions of the play - both published in Amsterdam - also suggest the opposite scenario: The Dutch version having been published in 1797 and the French as "Volsan ou le Misanthrope par Infortune" in 1798, both by J. Dòll. Since no information could be found about the author beyond references to this one play, it could be argued that he (or she) may have been a bilingual Dutch or Belgian playwright, who wrote and published the play in both languages.
Each play is preceded by an etching showing a specific scene from the play.
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Play (theater); Netherlands