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''[[Joan Woutersz]]'' is a [[Dutch]] drama in five acts by H.J. Schimmel ()[].  
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''[[Joan Woutersz]]'' is a [[Dutch]] drama in five acts by H.J. (Hendrik Jan) Schimmel (1823-1906)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Jan_Schimmel].  
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
A patriotic play about Willem van Oranje (known in English as "William of Orange" or "William III of England")[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England] of the Netherlands, the text was first published in Amsterdam by W.C. Ippel in 1847.
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A patriotic play about Willem van Oranje (1533–1584)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Silent] of the Netherlands, also known as "Willem de Zwijger" (i.e. "William the Silent" or "William the Taciturn"), who the was the main leader of the Dutch Revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs, an act that set off the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) and ultimately led to the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1581.
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The text was first published in Amsterdam by W.C. Ippel in 1847.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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[[L.W.B. Binge]] (1969, p. 66) refers to the play as  ''[[Joan Wouters]]'', which seems to suggest that an [[Afrikaans]]  translation of the play was done by an unknown author.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
  
1906: Performed as ''[[Joan Woutersz]]'' by [[Ons Spreekuur]] in Stellenbosch.
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1906: Performed by [[Ons Spreekuur]] in Stellenbosch some time during the year, probably in the [[Dutch]] original.
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1912: Performed as ''[[Joan Wouters]]'' in Graaf Reinet in the Eastern Cape by an amateur company brought together by [[P.H.C. Pohl]] and [[Hendrik Momberg]] under the auspices of the [[Graaff-Reinet Amateur Dramatic and Musical Society]],  and directed by Pohl. This was possibly in an early [[Afrikaans]] version, translated/adapted by Pohl.
  
1933: Two performances of the play were produced in the [[Grand Theatre]], Bloemfontein, by [[Willem Frederik Mondriaan]], with [[C. de Wet Marais]] (1903-1972) and [[Anna Christina Snoek]] (1903-1941) in the leading roles. The production was the Orange Free State's contribution to the 400th anniversary celebrations of the birth of William of Orange.
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1933: Two performances of the play put on in the [[Grand Theatre]], Bloemfontein, produced by [[Willem Frederik Mondriaan]], with [[C. de Wet Marais]] (1903-1972) and [[Anna Christina Snoek]] (1903-1941) in leading roles. The production was done as the Orange Free State's contribution to the 400th anniversary celebrations of the birth of William of Orange.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
Facsimile version of the first edition, [[DBNL]], [https://www.dbnl.org/titels/titel.php?id=schi018joan01]
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Facsimile version of the first [[Dutch]] edition, [[DBNL]], [https://www.dbnl.org/titels/titel.php?id=schi018joan01]
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Facsimile version of the first [[Dutch]] edition, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=FCYPH3GP1LgC&pg=PR16&lpg=PR16&dq=Joan+Woutersz&source=bl&ots=tN9HsV35__&sig=ACfU3U0GKP4E8a0CyIcE5PtYZJCAHqotsg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiHpoP-zcvpAhWDShUIHbEgCbAQ6AEwAnoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Joan%20Woutersz&f=false]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Jan_Schimmel
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[[L.W.B. Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)'', [[J.L. van Schaik]] (1969)
  
 
[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
 
[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

Latest revision as of 06:50, 22 November 2020

Joan Woutersz is a Dutch drama in five acts by H.J. (Hendrik Jan) Schimmel (1823-1906)[1].

The original text

A patriotic play about Willem van Oranje (1533–1584)[2] of the Netherlands, also known as "Willem de Zwijger" (i.e. "William the Silent" or "William the Taciturn"), who the was the main leader of the Dutch Revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs, an act that set off the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) and ultimately led to the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1581.

The text was first published in Amsterdam by W.C. Ippel in 1847.

Translations and adaptations

L.W.B. Binge (1969, p. 66) refers to the play as Joan Wouters, which seems to suggest that an Afrikaans translation of the play was done by an unknown author.

Performance history in South Africa

1906: Performed by Ons Spreekuur in Stellenbosch some time during the year, probably in the Dutch original.

1912: Performed as Joan Wouters in Graaf Reinet in the Eastern Cape by an amateur company brought together by P.H.C. Pohl and Hendrik Momberg under the auspices of the Graaff-Reinet Amateur Dramatic and Musical Society, and directed by Pohl. This was possibly in an early Afrikaans version, translated/adapted by Pohl.

1933: Two performances of the play put on in the Grand Theatre, Bloemfontein, produced by Willem Frederik Mondriaan, with C. de Wet Marais (1903-1972) and Anna Christina Snoek (1903-1941) in leading roles. The production was done as the Orange Free State's contribution to the 400th anniversary celebrations of the birth of William of Orange.

Sources

Facsimile version of the first Dutch edition, DBNL, [3]

Facsimile version of the first Dutch edition, Google E-book[4]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Jan_Schimmel

L.W.B. Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950), J.L. van Schaik (1969)

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205

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