Difference between revisions of "Die Selfsugtige Skoolmeester"
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| − | [[P. de Waal]], the brother of playwright [[J.H.H. de Waal]], had written a one-act farce, similar to his brother's piece called ''[['n Les oor di Tier]]'', for the [[CJV]] of Cape Town's [[Nieuwe Kerk]]. | + | [[P. de Waal]], the brother of playwright [[J.H.H. de Waal]], had written a one-act farce, similar to his brother's piece called ''[['n Les oor di Tier]]'', for the [[CJV]] of Cape Town's [[Nieuwe Kerk]]. They combined the two plays to create a longer play, which they now called ''[[Die Selfsugtige Skoolmeester]]''. The latter play was published in ''[[Stompies: ’n bundel stories, rympies en toneelspelletjies in die Afrikaanse taal]]'' () compiled by J.H.H. de Waal and published by [[HAUM]]/[[De Bussy]]. |
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Revision as of 16:03, 4 December 2021
Die Selfsugtige Skoolmeester ("the selfish schoolmaster") is a farce by J.H.H. de Waal ((1871-1937) and P. de Waal ().
Not to be confused with Die Selfsugtige Onderwyseres, a piece ascribed to Melt J. Brink by some sources.
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The original text
P. de Waal, the brother of playwright J.H.H. de Waal, had written a one-act farce, similar to his brother's piece called 'n Les oor di Tier, for the CJV of Cape Town's Nieuwe Kerk. They combined the two plays to create a longer play, which they now called Die Selfsugtige Skoolmeester. The latter play was published in Stompies: ’n bundel stories, rympies en toneelspelletjies in die Afrikaanse taal () compiled by J.H.H. de Waal and published by HAUM/De Bussy.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as The Selfish Schoolteacher by an unnamed author.
Performance history in South Africa
1914: Performed in English (as The Selfish Schoolteacher) by the CJV Warmwater near Oudtshoorn.
Sources
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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