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| − | ("The Bet") by [[Melt Brink]] | + | ''[[De Weddenschap]]'' ("The Bet") is a one-act farce in [[Cape Dutch]] ([[Dutch]]-[[Afrikaans]]) by [[Melt J. Brink]] (1842–1925). |
| + | Also known as '''''[[Die Weddenskap]]''''' after 1915. | ||
| − | Return to [[ | + | == The original text == |
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| − | Return to [[ | + | Apparently based on a poem by a P.J Kikkert, it was written for [[Aurora|Aurora II]] and first performed in 1871. The original text was published in [[Kaaps-Hollands]] ("[[Cape-Dutch]]") in 1905 by HAUM, Cape Town, and then re-issed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Weddenskap]]'' in 1915. |
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| + | == Translations and adaptations == | ||
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| + | The play was used as one of the texts in the compilation ''[[Ons Hou Konsert|Ons Hou Konsert II]]'' by [[Robert Mohr]] (1983). | ||
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| + | == Performances == | ||
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| + | 1871: First performed in [[Cape-Dutch]] by [[Aurora|Aurora II]] on 4 May, with ''[[Misdaad en Wroeging]]'' (Meys) | ||
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| + | 1873: Performed in in [[Cape-Dutch]] by Aurora II on 4 September, with ''[[Haat en Liefde]]'' (Bonin/Moolenijzer) | ||
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| + | 1905?: Possibly performed by [[Aurora]] in Cape Town. | ||
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| + | 1983: Performed as part of ''[[Ons Hou Konsert II]]'' ([[Melt Brink]]/[[Robert Mohr]]) by [[CAPAB]] in Cape Town, directed by [[Robert Mohr]], with [[Christine Basson]], [[Marga van Rooy]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Antoinette Kellermann]], [[Blaise Koch]], [[Fitz Morley]]. Decor by [[Peter Cazalet]], costumes by [[Dicky Longhurst]]. ''(For details of the performance dates and tours undertaken by the production and cast, see the entry on '''[[Ons Hou Konsert II]]'''.)'' | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | http://www.litnet.co.za/melt-j-brink-1842-1925/ | ||
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| + | Copy of the [[Afrikaans]] text, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa. | ||
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| + | ''[[Ons Hou Konsert II]]'', theatre programme 1983. | ||
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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.459, 466, 468 | ||
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| + | [[P.J. du Toit]], 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:18, 25 August 2025
De Weddenschap ("The Bet") is a one-act farce in Cape Dutch (Dutch-Afrikaans) by Melt J. Brink (1842–1925).
Also known as Die Weddenskap after 1915.
The original text
Apparently based on a poem by a P.J Kikkert, it was written for Aurora II and first performed in 1871. The original text was published in Kaaps-Hollands ("Cape-Dutch") in 1905 by HAUM, Cape Town, and then re-issed in Afrikaans as Die Weddenskap in 1915.
Translations and adaptations
The play was used as one of the texts in the compilation Ons Hou Konsert II by Robert Mohr (1983).
Performances
1871: First performed in Cape-Dutch by Aurora II on 4 May, with Misdaad en Wroeging (Meys)
1873: Performed in in Cape-Dutch by Aurora II on 4 September, with Haat en Liefde (Bonin/Moolenijzer)
1905?: Possibly performed by Aurora in Cape Town.
1983: Performed as part of Ons Hou Konsert II (Melt Brink/Robert Mohr) by CAPAB in Cape Town, directed by Robert Mohr, with Christine Basson, Marga van Rooy, Neels Coetzee, Antoinette Kellermann, Blaise Koch, Fitz Morley. Decor by Peter Cazalet, costumes by Dicky Longhurst. (For details of the performance dates and tours undertaken by the production and cast, see the entry on Ons Hou Konsert II.)
Sources
http://www.litnet.co.za/melt-j-brink-1842-1925/
Copy of the Afrikaans text, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department's theatre archives and now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Ons Hou Konsert II, theatre programme 1983.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.459, 466, 468
P.J. du Toit, 1988. Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Academica
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
