De Oude Rot - Revision history

Satj at 06:47, 15 February 2018

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Satj at 06:45, 15 February 2018

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Satj: /* The original text */

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The original text

Satj at 06:43, 15 February 2018

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Satj at 06:41, 15 February 2018

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Satj: /* Performance history in South Africa */

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Performance history in South Africa

Satj at 03:34, 12 September 2016

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Satj at 03:31, 12 September 2016

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Satj at 15:26, 11 September 2016

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 ''[[De Oude Rot]]'' ("the old rat") was a [[Dutch]] play by an anonymous author.
-Not to be confused with the play ''[[Een Oude Rat in de Val]]''.
+Not to be confused with the play ''[[Een Oude Rat in de Val]]'' ("An old rat in the trap").
 ==The original text==

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-''[[De Oude Rot]]'' ("an old hand" - literally "an old rat") was a [[Dutch]] play by an anonymous author.
+''[[De Oude Rot]]'' ("the old rat") was a [[Dutch]] play by an anonymous author.
 Not to be confused with the play ''[[Een Oude Rat in de Val]]''.
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 ==The original text==
-Although no trace of a text can be found, the title clearly derives from the well-known [[Dutch]] saying "een oude rot in het vak" ("an old rat in the subject") i.e. "an old hand in the field/job/subject".
+Although no trace of a text can be found, the title clearly derives from, and possibly refers to, the well-known [[Dutch]] saying "een oude rot in het vak" ("an old rat in the subject") i.e. "an old hand in the field/job/subject".
 (The word "rot" is an archaic alternative to "rat" , i.e referring to the rodent, as in English. Interestingly the word "rot" is still used in [[Afrikaans]] to refer to the rodent,  while "rat" is used to refer to the mechanical word "gear" - which is called a "tandwiel" in [[Dutch]].)

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 Although no trace of a text can be found, the title clearly derives from the well-known [[Dutch]] saying "een oude rot in het vak" ("an old rat in the subject") i.e. "an old hand in the field/job/subject".
-(The word "rot" is an archaic alternative to "rat" , i.e referring to the rodent, as in English. Interestingly the word "rot" is still used in [[Afrikaans]] to refer to the rodent,  while "rat" is used to refer to the mechanical word "gear".)
+(The word "rot" is an archaic alternative to "rat" , i.e referring to the rodent, as in English. Interestingly the word "rot" is still used in [[Afrikaans]] to refer to the rodent,  while "rat" is used to refer to the mechanical word "gear" - which is called a "tandwiel" in [[Dutch]].)
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 Although no trace of a text can be found, the title clearly derives from the well-known [[Dutch]] saying "een oude rot in het vak" ("an old rat in the subject") i.e. "an old hand in the field/job/subject".
-(The word "rot" is an archaic alternative to "rat" , i.e a "rat" in English. Interestingly the word rot is still used in [[Afrikaans]] to refer to the rodent, and "rat" is used to refer to the mechanical word "gear".)
+(The word "rot" is an archaic alternative to "rat" , i.e referring to the rodent, as in English. Interestingly the word "rot" is still used in [[Afrikaans]] to refer to the rodent,  while "rat" is used to refer to the mechanical word "gear".)
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 ''[[De Oude Rot]]'' ("an old hand" - literally "an old rat") was a [[Dutch]] play by an anonymous author.
-Not to be confused with the play ''[[Een Oude Rot in de Val]]''.
+Not to be confused with the play ''[[Een Oude Rat in de Val]]''.
 ==The original text==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: A performance of an afterpiece called ''[[De Oude Rot]]'' was announced for the "[[South African Theatre]]" by the "[[South African Amateur Company]]". ([[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: p. 338) suggests this company may have been [[Vlyt en Kunst]]. It was played with ''[[Flodoardo van Overschie, of De Kleine Bandiet]]'' (Gravé).
+: A performance of an afterpiece called ''[[De Oude Rot]]'' was announced for the "[[South African Theatre]]" by the "[[South African Amateur Company]]". ([[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928: p. 338) suggests this company may have been [[Vlyt en Kunst]]. It was played with a play listed as ''[[Flodoardo van Overschie, of De Kleine Bandiet]]'' (Gravé).
 == Sources ==

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		+	Although no trace of a text can be found, the title clearly derives from the well-known [[Dutch]] saying "een oude rot in het vak" , i.e. "an old hand in the field/job/subject".

	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==

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	''[[De Oude Rot]]'' ("an old hand" - literally "an old rat") was a [[Dutch]] play by an anonymous author.		''[[De Oude Rot]]'' ("an old hand" - literally "an old rat") was a [[Dutch]] play by an anonymous author.

		+	==The original text==
		+
		+	==Translations and adaptations==
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		+	== Performance history in South Africa ==

	1837: A performance of ''[[De Oude Rot]]'' was announced for the "[[South African Theatre]]" by the "[[South African Amateur Company]]", [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 338) suggests this company may have been [[Vlyt en Kunst]]. They also did ''[[Flodoardo van Overschie, of De Kleine Bandiet]]'' (Gravé).		1837: A performance of ''[[De Oude Rot]]'' was announced for the "[[South African Theatre]]" by the "[[South African Amateur Company]]", [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 338) suggests this company may have been [[Vlyt en Kunst]]. They also did ''[[Flodoardo van Overschie, of De Kleine Bandiet]]'' (Gravé).
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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	[[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. 338,
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