Composers and their stage works 



Herman Heijermans

Dutch novelist, journalist and dramatist. Born Rotterdam, 3 December, 1864; Died Zandvoort 22 November, 1924

Stage Works

  1. Dora Kremer. Drama, 4 acts. Written 1891/92. Published 1893. Produced Rotterdam, Groote Schouwburg, April 25, 1893.
  2. Ahasuerus (Ahasuerus). Dramatic episode, 1 act. Published 1894, revised 1912. Produced Amsterdam, Salon des Varietes, May 18, 1893.
  3. Ego, originally Vorstendroom (A Royal Dream). Fantasy, 1 act. Written 1893. Published 1896.
  4. Puntje (The Dot). Political jest, 1 act. Published 1898. Produced Amsterdam, Social Democratic Workers party convention, April 9, 1898.
  5. Ghetto (The Ghetto). Middle-class tragedy. Published 1899. Revised 1905. Published 1911. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, December 24, 1898.
  6. Het antwoord (The Answer). Dramatic episode, 1 act. Published 1898.
  7. Nummer tachtig (Number Eighty). Sketch for the people, 1 act. Published 1899. Revised 1903. Produced Rotterdam, Tivoli Schouwburg, November 2, 1903.
  8. De onbekende (The Unknown Woman). Dramatic sketch for the people, 1 act. Published 1899.
  9. De machien (The Machine). Drama of the people, 1 act. Published 1899/1900.
  10. Het zevende gebod (The Seventh Commandment). Comedy of bourgeois life, 4 acts. Published 1900. Produced Amsterdam, December 23, 1899.
  11. Een mei (May Day). Dramatic sketch, 1 act. Published and produced 1900.
  12. Op Hoop van Zegen (The Good Hope). Play of the sea, 4 acts. Published 1901. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, December 24, 1900.
  13. De lamp (The Lamp). Play, 1 act. Written and published 1901.
  14. Het pantser (The Suit of Armour). Romantic play about soldiers, 3 acts. Published 1902. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, November 30, 1901.
  15. Ora et labora (Pray and Work). Play of the country, 3 acts. Published 1903. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, February 1, 1902.
  16. Het kind (The Child). Play, 1 act. Written 1903. Published 1903. Produced Rottedam, Groote Schouwburg, September 12, 1903.
  17. Het kamerschut (The Screen). Farce, 1 act. Written 1903. Published 1903. Produced Rotterdam, Tivoli Schouwburg, November 2, 1903.
  18. In de jonge Jan (A Case of Arson). Monologue play, 1 act. Published 1903. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, November 4, 1903.
  19. Schakels (Links). Happy play of the family fireside, 4 acts. Published 1905. Produced Amsterdam, Paleis voor Volksvlijt, December 24, 1903.
  20. Buren (Neighbours). Comedy, 1 act. Written 1903. Published 1904. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, February 7, 1904.
  21. Bloeimaand (Maytime). Play of the city, 3 acts. Published 1905. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, February 7, 1904.
  22. Saltimbank. Play, 1 act. Published 1904. Produced Amsterdam, Centraal Theatre, March 1, 1922.
  23. Allerzielen (All Souls). Play, 3 acts. Published 1905. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, December 24, 1904.
  24. Art. 188 (Article 188). Topical jest, 1 act. Published 1905. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, April 7, 1905.
  25. De meid (The Maid). Comedy of hate, 2 acts. Written 1905. Published 1911. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, March 14, 1908.
  26. Feest (Jubilee). Prison sketch, 1 act. Published 1907. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, March 14, 1908.
  27. Das dasspeld (The Stickpin). Pothouse farce, 1 act. Written 1906. Published 1906. Produced Scheveningen, Theater De Appel, April 1980.
  28. Kwelling (Torment). Play, 1 act. Written 1905/06. Published 1922.
  29. Verloving (Betrothal). Fantasy, 1 act. Written 1906. Published 1906.
  30. Uitkomst (The Way Out). Play of dream and life, 2 parts. Published 1908. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, November 2, 1907.
  31. Vreemde jacht (Strange Chase). Play, 3 acts. Written 1907. Published 1909. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, December 24, 1907.
  32. De groote vlucht (The Great Flight). Satirical comedy, 4 acts. Writ-ten 1908. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, October 10, 1908.
  33. De opgaande zon (The Rising Sun). Play of the middle class, 4 acts. Written 1908. Published 1911. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, December 24, 1908.
  34. De schoone slaapster (The Sleeping Beauty). Imaginative play, 3 acts. Written 1909. Published 1910. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, December 24, 1909.
  35. Nocturne. Dramatic sketch, 1 act. Published 1910. Produced Amsterdam, December 14, 1914.
  36. Verveling (Tiresomeness). Monologue, 1 act. Published 1910. Produced Scheveningen, Theater De Appel, April 1980.
  37. Beschuit met muisjes (Blessed Event). Family event, 3 acts. Published 1911. Produced Amsterdam, December 24, 1910.
  38. Gluck auf! (Good Luck!). Play of the mines, 3 acts. Published 1911. Produced Amsterdam, Hollandsche Schouwburg, December 24, 1911.
  39. Brief in de schemer (A Letter at Twilight). Harvest month sketch, 1 act. Published 1914. Produced Amsterdam, Grand-Theatre, August 16, 1914.
  40. 40. Een heerenhuis to koop (A Mansion for Sale). Monologue, 1 act. Published 1921. Produced Amsterdam, Grand-Theatre, August 16, 1914.
  41. De buikspreker (The Ventriloquist). Grotesquerie, 1 act. Published 1914.
  42. Robert, Bertram & Comp. Farce about rogues, 3 acts. Published 1914. Produced Amsterdam, Grand-Theatre, October 3, 1914.
  43. Dageraad (Dawn). Play. Written 1906-1916. Published 1921. Produced Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg, January 17, 1918.
  44. Eva Bonheur. Pleasant play, 3 acts. Written 1916. Published 1919. Produced Amsterdam, Grand-Theatre, April 14, 1917.
  45. De wijze kater (The Wise Tomcat). Malicious fairy tale, 3 acts. Published 1919. Produced Amsterdam, Grand-Theatre, October 22, 1918.
  46. Pitten (Snoozing). Play of the Prompter, 1 act. Written 1912. Published 1965. Produced May 25, 1918.
  47. De vliegende Hollander, of De groote Weddenschap (The Flying Dutchman, or The Big Bet). Lighthearted play, 4 acts. Published 1924. Produced Amsterdam, Theatre Carre, September 11, 1920.
  48. Van Ouds "De Morgenster" (The Good Old "Morning Star"). Play. Written 1918-1923. Published 1924. Produced Rotterdam, Groote Schouwburg, November 7, 1923.