De Eerste April

De Eerste April ("The first of April") is a Dutch two-act comedy, including songs, by Marten Westerman (1775-1852).

Original text
Published in 1818 by M. Westerman in Amsterdam.

Performances in South Africa
1830: Performed by Tot Nut en Vermaak on 23rd April, in Cape Town, as an afterpiece to De Bruidskroon, of De Droomverskyning (Cuno).

1847: Performed once more by Tot Nut en Vermaak en Door Yver Vruchtbaar on 30th April, 1847, as an afterpiece to De Ortenbergsche Familie (Vreedenberg).

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