De Vadervloek, of Misdaad en Wroeging

De Vadervloek, of Misdaad en Wroeging ("The curse of the father, or crime and anguish") is a play in 7 tableaux by Theodoor van der Stempel (fl 1860s).

Not to be confused with Misdaad en Wroeging a play in 2 acts by P.C.J. Meys.

The original text
Based on a novel by Jan David de Vries (1819-1855), freely adapted by Theodoor van der Stempel. Published in Kampen by L. van Hulst, 1871.

Performance history in South Africa
1872: Performed in Dutch by Aurora II on 8 August in the Germania Hall, Cape Town, with Wie is de Prins? (A.A. van der Stempel).

1875: Performed in Dutch by Aurora II on 8 April in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, with Een Avontuurtje van Mijnheer Kikkerlib (T. van der Stempel).

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