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| − | ''[['n Les oor di Tier]]'' ("A lesson about the tiger") is a comic dialogue by [[J.H.H. de Waal]]. | + | ''[['n Les oor di Tier]]'' ("A lesson about the tiger") is a comic dialogue by [[J.H.H. de Waal]] (1871-1937). |
| − | + | ==The original text== | |
| + | This appears to have been among the very first plays specifically performed in [[Afrikaans]]. | ||
| − | + | Published in ''Di bedriegers : Magrita Prinslo, en ander Afrikaanse dramas en samesprake tot 1900'', by [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. [[Voortrekkerpers]], 1942. | |
| − | Return to [[ | + | ==Translations and adaptations== |
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| + | Later, the playwright's brother, [[Pieter de Waal]], also wrote a farce (possibly called ''[['n Les]]''), for performance by the Christian youth society ([[CJV]]) of Cape Town's [[Nieuwe Kerk]]. His play being as similar to his brother's piece, the brothers combined the pieces to create a longer play called ''[[Die Selfsugtige Skoolmeester]]'', (possibly translated and performed as ''[[The Selfish Schoolteacher]]'' by the [[Christelike Jongeliedenvereniging|CJV]] of Warmwater near Oudtshoorn in 1914). | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1892: The original text possibly first performed in Uitenhage in 1892. | ||
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| + | c.a. 1893-1894: Performed by the [[CJV]] of the [[Nieuwe Kerk]] ("New Church") in the [[Wicht Hall]], Cape Town. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | [[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.) | ||
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| + | [[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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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:37, 5 December 2021
'n Les oor di Tier ("A lesson about the tiger") is a comic dialogue by J.H.H. de Waal (1871-1937).
Contents
The original text
This appears to have been among the very first plays specifically performed in Afrikaans.
Published in Di bedriegers : Magrita Prinslo, en ander Afrikaanse dramas en samesprake tot 1900, by F.C.L. Bosman. Voortrekkerpers, 1942.
Translations and adaptations
Later, the playwright's brother, Pieter de Waal, also wrote a farce (possibly called 'n Les), for performance by the Christian youth society (CJV) of Cape Town's Nieuwe Kerk. His play being as similar to his brother's piece, the brothers combined the pieces to create a longer play called Die Selfsugtige Skoolmeester, (possibly translated and performed as The Selfish Schoolteacher by the CJV of Warmwater near Oudtshoorn in 1914).
Performance history in South Africa
1892: The original text possibly first performed in Uitenhage in 1892.
c.a. 1893-1894: Performed by the CJV of the Nieuwe Kerk ("New Church") in the Wicht Hall, Cape Town.
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
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
