Kaatje Kekkelbek, or Life Among the Hottentots - Revision history

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-''[[Kaatje Kekkelbek,  or Life Among the Hottentots]]'' (or ''[[Caatje Kekelbek,  or Life Among the Hottentots]]'') is a sketch in verse and prose, in the form of a "comic song", credited to [[Andrew Geddes Bain]]. Co-authors mentioned by various commentators and authors over time have included [[George Rex]], [[Frederick Rex]] and [[Andrew Rex]].
+''[[Kaatje Kekkelbek,  or Life Among the Hottentots]]'' (or ''[[Caatje Kekelbek,  or Life Among the Hottentots]]'') is a sketch in verse and prose, in the form of a "comic song", credited to [[Andrew Geddes Bain]]. Co-authors mentioned by various commentators and authors over time have included [[George Rex]], [[Frederick Rex]] and [[Louis Henri Meurant]].
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 ==Authorship==
-Though  [[George Rex]]  was long seen and credited as the (main) author, [[Ludwig Binge]] - 1969, pp3-4 - argues convincingly for his fourth son, the surveyor and actor [[Frederick Rex]].  Some name the Grahamstown publisher [[Louis Henri Meurant]] as the possible co-author.
+Though  [[George Rex]]  was long seen and credited as the (main) author, [[Ludwig Binge]] - 1969, pp3-4 - argues convincingly for his fourth son, the surveyor and actor [[Frederick Rex]].  Some name the family friend and  Grahamstown publisher [[Louis Henri Meurant]] as the possible co-author.
 ==Performance history in South Africa ==

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	Gray gives its first performance as 1846, by 'an amateur cross-dresser in a Border regiment', and states the piece was regularly included in 'smokers and family entertainments'.		Gray gives its first performance as 1846, by 'an amateur cross-dresser in a Border regiment', and states the piece was regularly included in 'smokers and family entertainments'.
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		+	Binge suggests that Kaatje may have been played by the young [[Frederick Rex]] in the first performances.

	There was also a performance in Cape Town apparently, circa 1846-8.		There was also a performance in Cape Town apparently, circa 1846-8.

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 ==Authorship==
-Though  [[George Rex]]  was long seen and credited as the (main) author, [[Ludwig Binge]] - 1969, pp3-4 - argues convincingly for his fourth son, the surveyor and actor [[Frederick Rex]].  Some name [[Louis Henri Meurant]] as the co-author.
+Though  [[George Rex]]  was long seen and credited as the (main) author, [[Ludwig Binge]] - 1969, pp3-4 - argues convincingly for his fourth son, the surveyor and actor [[Frederick Rex]].  Some name the Grahamstown publisher [[Louis Henri Meurant]] as the possible co-author.
 ==Performance history in South Africa ==

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 ==Authorship==
-Though  [[George Rex]]  was long seen and credited as the (main) author, [[Ludwig Binge]] - 1969, pp3-4 - argues convincingly for his son, [[Andrew Rex]], while other sources prefer his fourth son, the actor [[Frederick Rex]].  Some name [[Louis Henri Meurant]] as the co-author.
+Though  [[George Rex]]  was long seen and credited as the (main) author, [[Ludwig Binge]] - 1969, pp3-4 - argues convincingly for his fourth son, the surveyor and actor [[Frederick Rex]].  Some name [[Louis Henri Meurant]] as the co-author.
 ==Performance history in South Africa ==

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 == Sources ==
-''Kaatje Kekkelbek, or Life Among the Hottentots'' – by [[Andrew Geddes Bain]] (1797-1864) featuring verbatim the original text (plus expanded English text) with explanatory notes by [[Mansell G. Upham]] © Posted on September 19, 2020 by mansellupham on his historical blog  '''''Muatze'''''[https://mansellupham.wordpress.com/2020/09/19/kaatje-kekkelbek-or-life-among-the-hottentots-by-andrew-geddes-bain-1797-1864-featuring-verbatim-the-original-text-plus-expanded-english-text-with-explanatory-notes-by-mansell-upham/]
+''Kaatje Kekkelbek, or Life Among the Hottentots'' – by [[Andrew Geddes Bain]] (1797-1864) featuring verbatim the original text (plus expanded English text) with explanatory notes by [[Mansell George Upham]]. Posted on September 19, 2020 by Upham on his historical blog  '''''Muatze'''''[https://mansellupham.wordpress.com/2020/09/19/kaatje-kekkelbek-or-life-among-the-hottentots-by-andrew-geddes-bain-1797-1864-featuring-verbatim-the-original-text-plus-expanded-english-text-with-explanatory-notes-by-mansell-upham/]
 http://www.thegreatkaroo.com/page/andrew_geddes_bain

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	Gray gives its first performance as 1846, by 'an amateur cross-dresser in a Border regiment', and states the piece was regularly included in 'smokers and family entertainments'.		Gray gives its first performance as 1846, by 'an amateur cross-dresser in a Border regiment', and states the piece was regularly included in 'smokers and family entertainments'.
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		+	There was also a performance in Cape Town apparently, circa 1846-8.

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

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	''[[Kaatje Kekkelbek, or Life Among the Hottentots]]'' (or ''[[Caatje Kekelbek, or Life Among the Hottentots]]'') is a sketch in verse and prose, in the form of a "comic song", credited to [[Andrew Geddes Bain]]. Co-authors mentioned by various commentators and authors over time have included [[George Rex]], [[Frederick Rex]] and [[Andrew Rex]].		''[[Kaatje Kekkelbek, or Life Among the Hottentots]]'' (or ''[[Caatje Kekelbek, or Life Among the Hottentots]]'') is a sketch in verse and prose, in the form of a "comic song", credited to [[Andrew Geddes Bain]]. Co-authors mentioned by various commentators and authors over time have included [[George Rex]], [[Frederick Rex]] and [[Andrew Rex]].
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−	Though [[George Rex]] was long seen and credited as the (main) author, [[Ludwig Binge]] - 1969, pp3-4 - argues convincingly for his son, [[Andrew Rex]], while other sources prefer his fourth son, the actor [[Frederick Rex]]. Some name [[Louis Henri Meurant]] as the co-author.

	== The original text ==		== The original text ==