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| − | + | According to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) the play is an original "tragedy" by Van de Velde, which suggests the author may possibly have been a local writer and a member of [[Aurora II]] in the 1868. | |
| − | + | However, Van de Velde is also mentioned by Bosman as the translator (from the French) of a piece called ''[[Het Testament]]'', which does suggest that this ''[[De Oudste Zoon]]'' may also have been an early adaptation by Van de Velde of a French text, in this case '''''[[Le Fils aîné de Veuve]]''''' ("The eldest son of the widow")[https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Fils_a%C3%AEn%C3%A9_de_veuve_drame_vaudeville_en.html?id=e8aqvwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y], a one-act French "drame-vaudeville" by Edmond-Frédéric Prieur Lubize (published by Jouhaud, 1836). | |
| − | + | Another [[Dutch]] play - '''''[[De Oudste Zoon des Huizes]]''''' ("The eldest son of the house") by H.P. Dewald - also appears to have been a version of Lubize's French text. Published in 1886 it is referred to as a short [[Dutch]] play in 2 acts, written for the [[Rederijkers]]. | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:11, 24 December 2020
De Oudste Zoon ('the eldest son") is a Dutch play in two acts ascribed to a "P. van de Velde" (fl. 1860s?).
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The original text
According to F.C.L. Bosman (1980) the play is an original "tragedy" by Van de Velde, which suggests the author may possibly have been a local writer and a member of Aurora II in the 1868.
However, Van de Velde is also mentioned by Bosman as the translator (from the French) of a piece called Het Testament, which does suggest that this De Oudste Zoon may also have been an early adaptation by Van de Velde of a French text, in this case Le Fils aîné de Veuve ("The eldest son of the widow")[1], a one-act French "drame-vaudeville" by Edmond-Frédéric Prieur Lubize (published by Jouhaud, 1836).
Another Dutch play - De Oudste Zoon des Huizes ("The eldest son of the house") by H.P. Dewald - also appears to have been a version of Lubize's French text. Published in 1886 it is referred to as a short Dutch play in 2 acts, written for the Rederijkers.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1868: A reading of the De Oudste Zoon was done in the hall of the Germania Liedertafel, Cape Town by Aurora II on 6 August, along with a performance of Jan Sukkel by Wijnstok.
Sources
http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_noo001188601_01/_noo001188601_01_0079.php
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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