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1869: Performed in Bloemfontein under the auspices of President [[J.H. Brand]] on 8 July.
 
1869: Performed in Bloemfontein under the auspices of President [[J.H. Brand]] on 8 July.
  
1869: Performed in Wynberg in August , with ''[[Tante Trui]]’’ - i.e. "Aunt Pullover") as afterpiece.
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1869: Performed in Wynberg in August , with ''[[Tante Trui]]'' (Anon) as afterpiece.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 07:43, 4 January 2018

Willem Nel is a locally written 4-act Dutch tragedy by H.W. Teengs (fl 1860-1890).


The original text

The play deals with an episode out of the history of the Border farmers (1815-1835).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1868: First performed in July in Cape Town by Aurora II, with Teengs's own afterpiece Opstand 1815 ("Rebellion 1815").

1868: Performed in in Paarl later in July , with the farce Niet of Graag as afterpiece.

1869: Performed in Bloemfontein under the auspices of President J.H. Brand on 8 July.

1869: Performed in Wynberg in August , with Tante Trui (Anon) as afterpiece.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.


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