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| − | Published 1879, the title page describing the play as a "Blijspel met zang in één bedrijf zonder vrouwenrollen" (i.e. "a comedy in one act, with songs and without roles for women" | + | Published in Brussels by the ''Nederlandsche bibliotheek van geprimeerde en bekroonde tooneelwerken'' (no.19) in 1879, the title page describing the play as a "Blijspel met zang in één bedrijf zonder vrouwenrollen" (i.e. "a comedy in one act, with songs and without roles for women"). |
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Revision as of 05:29, 13 November 2020
Het Testament van Oom Jan ("The will of Uncle John") is a Dutch comedy in one act by Dandois Alexander ()[].
Contents
The original text
Published in Brussels by the Nederlandsche bibliotheek van geprimeerde en bekroonde tooneelwerken (no.19) in 1879, the title page describing the play as a "Blijspel met zang in één bedrijf zonder vrouwenrollen" (i.e. "a comedy in one act, with songs and without roles for women").
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1892: Performed by the rederijkerskamer Oefening Baart Kunst in the President Theatre, Pretoria in March (no author mentioned).
Sources
https://www.amazon.com/Het-testament-van-oom-vrouwenrollen/dp/B003MSAWBE
Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.485.
P.J. du Toit. 1988. Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Academica.
Jill Fletcher. 1994. The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.
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