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| − | A sketch in verse and prose, in the form of a "comic song", by [[Andrew Geddes Bain]] and [[Frederick Rex]]. (His father [[George Rex]] was long seen as the author, but [[Ludwig Binge]] - 1969, pp3-4 - argues convincingly for the son.) There is some uncertainty about the first performed Grahamstown, with Laidler and Fletcher saying 25 October 1838, Du Toit 5 November 1839, and Bosman arguing that at the earliest it could have been in 1844. First published in [[Sam Sly]]’s [[Journal Space]] 1846, also reproduced in Bosman (1928) pp. 541-543. Generally accepted as the first piece of performed stage writing incorporating “kitchen-Dutch”, or Afrikaans. Very popular and apparently performed a number of times over the years, esp. between 1834 and 1843. Possibly also in Cape Town (see [[P.W. Laidler]], 1926). The central character of “Kaatje”, the fiery and articulate housemaid, has become a stock figure in a number of South African works over the years, including plays by [[Stephen Black]] and [[Guy Butler]]. (See further Binge pp 4-5 for the general influence of this song, especially on the Afrikaans literary and playwriting tradition.)
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