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''Die Uur van Vergelding'' "The Hour of Retribution").  According to the programme this was by Friedrich Gunther, though Binge (1969) suggests it is by all evidence a translation of ''[[The Divorce Question]]'' (first published in the USA in 1915) by William Anthony McGuire (1881-1940) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Anthony_McGuire]. Also published by Samuel French in 1943.
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1. ''Die Uur van Vergelding'' "The Hour of Retribution").  According to the programme this was by Friedrich Gunther, though Binge (1969) suggests it is by all evidence a translation of ''[[The Divorce Question]]''. Binge's view corresponds with a list of productions by the Hanekom Company compiled by [[André Huguenet]] (published in ''Filma (Kultuur)'' in January 1946) listing the author of ''Uur van Vergelding'' as "MacQuire" (sic).
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A play dealing with the Roman Catholic attitude to divorce, the Afrikaans version was produced in 1930 by the [[Hanekom Geselskap|Hanekom Company]] and has over a hundred performances. Starred [[Wena Naudé]], [[Willem van Zyl]] and [[James Norval]].  
 
A play dealing with the Roman Catholic attitude to divorce, the Afrikaans version was produced in 1930 by the [[Hanekom Geselskap|Hanekom Company]] and has over a hundred performances. Starred [[Wena Naudé]], [[Willem van Zyl]] and [[James Norval]].  
  
''Die Uur van Vergelding'', a one-act play by [[Jac J. Brits]]. Published in ''[[Tydskrif vir Letterkunde]]'', 9(3):65-74. Sept 1959.
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2. ''Die Uur van Vergelding'', a one-act play by [[Jac J. Brits]]. Published in ''[[Tydskrif vir Letterkunde]]'', 9(3):65-74. Sept 1959.
 
 
 
 
== The original text ==
 
 
 
 
 
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Revision as of 16:34, 13 August 2016

1. Die Uur van Vergelding "The Hour of Retribution"). According to the programme this was by Friedrich Gunther, though Binge (1969) suggests it is by all evidence a translation of The Divorce Question. Binge's view corresponds with a list of productions by the Hanekom Company compiled by André Huguenet (published in Filma (Kultuur) in January 1946) listing the author of Uur van Vergelding as "MacQuire" (sic).


A play dealing with the Roman Catholic attitude to divorce, the Afrikaans version was produced in 1930 by the Hanekom Company and has over a hundred performances. Starred Wena Naudé, Willem van Zyl and James Norval.

2. Die Uur van Vergelding, a one-act play by Jac J. Brits. Published in Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 9(3):65-74. Sept 1959.


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