De Tovenaar, of De Geest in de Kast

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De Tovenaar, of De Geest in de Kast ("The sorcerer, or the ghost in the closet") is a Dutch play by Melt J. Brink

The title is also found as De Tovenaar or De Toovenaar.

The original text

Based on a poem, "De Conscrit", it was originally written for and performed by the Rederijkerskamer AuroraII in 1871.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1871: Performed by Aurora II on 8 June in the Germania Hall, Cape Town, as De Toovenaar, with Een Uurtje in een Schilders-Atelier (Houtkamp).

Sources

Joris Baers (1888-1975): Algemeene Tooneelbibliotheek Een: p [1]

https://www.scribd.com/document/17660561/Het-ochtendgloren-boven-Kaapstad-Nederlandse-rederijkers-in-Zuid-Afrika

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 459, 466

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