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''[[Een Offer der Vrijheid (1762)]]'' is a [[Dutch]] play in five acts by Jan Schuitemaker (fl 1860s)
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==The original text==
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Written specifically for the [[Rederijkers]],  the play is freely translated from an unknown German original as ''[[Een Offer der Vrijheid (1762)]]''. Styled a "Historic-dramatic sketch from the seven years' war, in five acts" ("Historisch-dramatische Schets uit den Zevenjarige Oorlog in vijf bedrijven").
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The translator listed simply as "de schrijver van ''Een Geschandvlekte Naam''", but is generally believed to be the publisher, J. Schuitemaker. Published in Volume 4 of ''Bibliotheek voor Rederijkers'' by J. Schuitemaker, Purmerende, 1870.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1870: First performed as ''[[Een Offer der Vrijheid]]'' in the [[Germania Hall]],  Cape Town, by [[Aurora|Aurora II]] on 13 November, with as an afterpiece ''[[Naar de Diamant Velden]]'' ([[Melt J. Brink|Brink]]).
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1873: Performed by [[Aurora|Aurora II]] in the [[Oddfellows Hall]],  Cape Town, on 3 July, with ''[[Het Kind van den Huize]]'' (Farber) as an afterpiece.
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== Sources ==
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Facsimile version of the 1870 [[Dutch]] text, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=xHthAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA63&dq=Een+Offer+der+Vrijheid+een+drama&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjujteo6_7YAhXFIcAKHVb0C_8Q6AEIKzAA#v=onepage&q=Een%20Offer%20der%20Vrijheid%20een%20drama&f=false]
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''Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen''. Jaargang 1864: p. 123[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_vad003186401_01/_vad003186401_01_0111.php]
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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. 465, 468.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 06:16, 14 November 2020

Een Offer der Vrijheid (1762) is a Dutch play in five acts by Jan Schuitemaker (fl 1860s)

The original text

Written specifically for the Rederijkers, the play is freely translated from an unknown German original as Een Offer der Vrijheid (1762). Styled a "Historic-dramatic sketch from the seven years' war, in five acts" ("Historisch-dramatische Schets uit den Zevenjarige Oorlog in vijf bedrijven").

The translator listed simply as "de schrijver van Een Geschandvlekte Naam", but is generally believed to be the publisher, J. Schuitemaker. Published in Volume 4 of Bibliotheek voor Rederijkers by J. Schuitemaker, Purmerende, 1870.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1870: First performed as Een Offer der Vrijheid in the Germania Hall, Cape Town, by Aurora II on 13 November, with as an afterpiece Naar de Diamant Velden (Brink).

1873: Performed by Aurora II in the Oddfellows Hall, Cape Town, on 3 July, with Het Kind van den Huize (Farber) as an afterpiece.

Sources

Facsimile version of the 1870 Dutch text, Google E-book[1]

Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen. Jaargang 1864: p. 123[2]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 465, 468.

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