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| − | ("No convicts") | + | ''[[Geene Bandieten]]'' ("No convicts") is an original sentimental anti-convict song written by "a South African" in 1849, a period when feeling about the importation of convict labour ran high in the Cape colony. |
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| − | 1949: Written for and first sung as "divertissement" by [[Tot Oefening en Vermaak]] during a production of | + | 1949: Written for and first sung as "divertissement" by [[Tot Oefening en Vermaak]] during a production of ''[[Zoë, of De Zegepraal eener Standvastige Liefde]]'' (Mercier) and ''[[De Logen om Best Wil]]'' (Garrick) in the [[Hope Street Theatre]], Cape Town on 30 October. |
| − | 1849: Performed again on | + | 1849: Performed again on 3 December in the [[Drury Lane Theatre]] by [[Tot Oefening en Vermaak]] , as part of a programme including ''[[Vier Schildwachten op éénen Post]]'' (Vogel) and ''[[De Negers]]'' (Von Kotzebue). |
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Worden, Van Heyningen and Bickford-Smith. 1998. ''Cape Town: The Making of a City: An Illustrated Social History'':p. 168[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ntsyoxWIB44C&pg=PA166&lpg=PA166&dq=importation+of+convicts+to+cape+town+1849&source=bl&ots=lVKz28TOJ1&sig=TOGHZcgsFdxMM92gjQifqCmGbvU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-noTVYmCKcrV7QajvIHoDw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=importation%20of%20convicts%20to%20cape%20town%201849&f=false] | Worden, Van Heyningen and Bickford-Smith. 1998. ''Cape Town: The Making of a City: An Illustrated Social History'':p. 168[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ntsyoxWIB44C&pg=PA166&lpg=PA166&dq=importation+of+convicts+to+cape+town+1849&source=bl&ots=lVKz28TOJ1&sig=TOGHZcgsFdxMM92gjQifqCmGbvU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-noTVYmCKcrV7QajvIHoDw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=importation%20of%20convicts%20to%20cape%20town%201849&f=false] | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 454-455, |
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Latest revision as of 06:22, 5 May 2017
Geene Bandieten ("No convicts") is an original sentimental anti-convict song written by "a South African" in 1849, a period when feeling about the importation of convict labour ran high in the Cape colony.
Unpublished text.
Performance history in South Africa
1949: Written for and first sung as "divertissement" by Tot Oefening en Vermaak during a production of Zoë, of De Zegepraal eener Standvastige Liefde (Mercier) and De Logen om Best Wil (Garrick) in the Hope Street Theatre, Cape Town on 30 October.
1849: Performed again on 3 December in the Drury Lane Theatre by Tot Oefening en Vermaak , as part of a programme including Vier Schildwachten op éénen Post (Vogel) and De Negers (Von Kotzebue).
Sources
Worden, Van Heyningen and Bickford-Smith. 1998. Cape Town: The Making of a City: An Illustrated Social History:p. 168[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 454-455,
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