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| + | ''[[Di Bedriegers]]'' ("The deceivers") is an [[Afrikaans]] farce by [[D.P. du Toit]] (1870-1936). | ||
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| + | Also found as '''''[[Die Bedriegers]]''''' and '''''[[Die Bedrieërs]]''''' in later versions. | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | Originally written in [[Cape Dutch]] sometime between August 1892 and May 1893, and titled ''[[Di Bedriegers]]'', it is considered to be the first fully [[Afrikaans]] play. | ||
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| + | It is a farce that tells of the deceit of five burghers who boast about their bravery, but when another border war breaks out against the Xhosa at Cradock in 1850, they develop all sorts of ailments and experience insurmountable problems that supposedly prevent them from taking part in the war. | ||
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| + | Rewritten the same year (to make provision for two women characters and allow women to perform), it was thereafter performed in various centres across the country. The title was later also adapted to more modern [[Afrikaans]] idiom as ''[[Die Bedriegers]]''. | ||
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| + | The text was first performed in the Somerset East Town Hall between August 1892 and May 1893, after which it was published in ''[[De Goede Hoop]]'' from June to July 1905 and in ''[[De Gezellige]]'' in November 1905. It was published separately in 1915 and has seen many reprints. Included in a seminal compendium called ''[[Di bedriegers, Magrita Prinslo, en ander Afrikaanse dramas en samesprake tot 1900]]'' by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] ([[Voortrekkerpers]], 1942, reprinted by [[Human & Rousseau]], 1975). Also published in ''[[Die Storm en Ander Eenbedrywe]]'', compiled by [[P.G. Nel]], [[Perskor]] in 1972. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1882/3: Performed in [[Somerset East Town Hall]] sometime between August 1892 and May 1893, possibly by the [[Somerset Oos Debatsvereniging]], with the author as a member of the cast. | ||
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| + | 1909-1910: Performed by the [[AHTV]] in Pretoria. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Copy of the text held by [[AKDA]][https://akda.co.za/product/die-bedrieers-n-klugspelletjie-1905-1975-tweede-uitgawe-d-p-du-toit/] | ||
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| + | https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Di_bedriegers_Magrita_Prinslo_en_ander_A.html?id=NgQxAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y | ||
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| + | Copy of a catalogue (handwritten by various hands) of the [[F.C.L. Bosman]] collection held at the [[Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkunde Museum en Navorsingsentrum]] ([[NALN]]) in Bloemfontein. | ||
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| + | List of [[Afrikaans]] dramas published between 1960 and 1977, compiled by [[NALN]]. | ||
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| + | https://kakkerlak.co.za/product/die-bedrieers-en-magrieta-prinsloo-d-p-du-toit-en-s-j-du-toit/ | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Films]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:43, 26 May 2026
Di Bedriegers ("The deceivers") is an Afrikaans farce by D.P. du Toit (1870-1936).
Also found as Die Bedriegers and Die Bedrieërs in later versions.
Contents
The original text
Originally written in Cape Dutch sometime between August 1892 and May 1893, and titled Di Bedriegers, it is considered to be the first fully Afrikaans play.
It is a farce that tells of the deceit of five burghers who boast about their bravery, but when another border war breaks out against the Xhosa at Cradock in 1850, they develop all sorts of ailments and experience insurmountable problems that supposedly prevent them from taking part in the war.
Rewritten the same year (to make provision for two women characters and allow women to perform), it was thereafter performed in various centres across the country. The title was later also adapted to more modern Afrikaans idiom as Die Bedriegers.
The text was first performed in the Somerset East Town Hall between August 1892 and May 1893, after which it was published in De Goede Hoop from June to July 1905 and in De Gezellige in November 1905. It was published separately in 1915 and has seen many reprints. Included in a seminal compendium called Di bedriegers, Magrita Prinslo, en ander Afrikaanse dramas en samesprake tot 1900 by F.C.L. Bosman (Voortrekkerpers, 1942, reprinted by Human & Rousseau, 1975). Also published in Die Storm en Ander Eenbedrywe, compiled by P.G. Nel, Perskor in 1972.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1882/3: Performed in Somerset East Town Hall sometime between August 1892 and May 1893, possibly by the Somerset Oos Debatsvereniging, with the author as a member of the cast.
1909-1910: Performed by the AHTV in Pretoria.
Sources
Copy of the text held by AKDA[1]
Copy of a catalogue (handwritten by various hands) of the F.C.L. Bosman collection held at the Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkunde Museum en Navorsingsentrum (NALN) in Bloemfontein.
List of Afrikaans dramas published between 1960 and 1977, compiled by NALN.
https://kakkerlak.co.za/product/die-bedrieers-en-magrieta-prinsloo-d-p-du-toit-en-s-j-du-toit/
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
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 South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
