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A play about the massacre of the [[Voortrekker]] leader Piet Retief (Retief, Pieter 1780-1838) and his men by the impis of the [[Zulu]] king Dingane at Mgungundlovu in Natal on 6 February 1838. | A play about the massacre of the [[Voortrekker]] leader Piet Retief (Retief, Pieter 1780-1838) and his men by the impis of the [[Zulu]] king Dingane at Mgungundlovu in Natal on 6 February 1838. | ||
| − | [[Gustav Preller]] (1875–1943) wrote a romanticised [[Afrikaans]] biography of Piet Retief (published in 1906), which was the basis of a number of subsequent stage works. From a Zulu perspective, [[Credo | + | [[Gustav Preller]] (1875–1943) wrote a romanticised [[Afrikaans]] biography of Piet Retief (published in 1906), which was the basis of a number of subsequent stage works. From a Zulu perspective, [[Credo Mutwa]]'s publication ''[[Indaba, My Children]]'' is important. . |
The Possibly first performed 1903(?), published 1906 by *. | The Possibly first performed 1903(?), published 1906 by *. | ||
Revision as of 06:01, 11 January 2021
Piet Retief is a tragedy by an unnamed author.
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A play about the massacre of the Voortrekker leader Piet Retief (Retief, Pieter 1780-1838) and his men by the impis of the Zulu king Dingane at Mgungundlovu in Natal on 6 February 1838.
Gustav Preller (1875–1943) wrote a romanticised Afrikaans biography of Piet Retief (published in 1906), which was the basis of a number of subsequent stage works. From a Zulu perspective, Credo Mutwa's publication Indaba, My Children is important. .
The Possibly first performed 1903(?), published 1906 by *.
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Performance history in South Africa
1904: A piece called Piet Retief (by an unnamed author) was performed by the Muziek-en Debatsvereeniging in the Gymnasiumzaal, Paarl, on 27 May, accompanied by two oral recitals, two solo songs and two choir pieces.
Sources
http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0018-229X2011000200007
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.480
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