Manke Koos

Manke Koos ("lame Koos") is a one-act comedy in Dutch by Arnold (Nicolaas Arnoldus Wijnstok, 1830-1878).

The original text
Written for the Rederijkers, it was published by P.M. van de Made, Amsterdam, in 1862.

Performance history in South Africa
1868: Performed by Aurora II in the hall of the Liedertafel Germania, Cape Town on 19 November, as an afterpiece to Gustaaf Wasa (Von Kotzebue).

1869: Performed in the Germania Hall, Cape Town, by Aurora II on 7 October, with Het Laatste Levensuur van een Oranjeklant (Arnold) and Een Droom (Arnold).

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