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| − | [“The consuming fire” - Afrikaans] by [[W.A. de Klerk]] | + | ''[[Die Verterende Vuur]]'' [“The consuming fire” - Afrikaans] by [[W.A. de Klerk]], a 3-act Afrikaans play based on the life of Dr Semmelweis, an idealistic medical practitioner seeking a cure for puerperal fever, as described by Céline. Published in ''[[Drie Dramas]]'', 1947. |
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1945: First production directed by [[Truida Pohl]], 4 and 5 May 1945, [[Hofmeyr Hall]]. With [[Suzanne van Wyk]], [[Kobus van der Colff]], [[Willem van der Berg]], [[Ria Olivier]], [[Fred le Roux]] as Dr Semmelweis. | ||
| + | 1946: Performed by [[Volksteater]] in Pretoria in 1946. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | ''[[Trek]]'' 9(23):15, 1945. | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:23, 4 June 2020
Die Verterende Vuur [“The consuming fire” - Afrikaans] by W.A. de Klerk, a 3-act Afrikaans play based on the life of Dr Semmelweis, an idealistic medical practitioner seeking a cure for puerperal fever, as described by Céline. Published in Drie Dramas, 1947.
Performance history in South Africa
1945: First production directed by Truida Pohl, 4 and 5 May 1945, Hofmeyr Hall. With Suzanne van Wyk, Kobus van der Colff, Willem van der Berg, Ria Olivier, Fred le Roux as Dr Semmelweis.
1946: Performed by Volksteater in Pretoria in 1946.
Sources
Trek 9(23):15, 1945.
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