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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | First performed in 1924 by [[Excelsior-toneelvereniging]] in Pretoria and then numerous times over the years. For example by the [[Johannesburgse Dramatiese Vereniging]] (directed by [[Stephanie Fauré]]) on 2 May 1925 in the Opera House in Pretoria, as part of a double bill including the watershed production of [[C. Louis Leipoldt|Leipoldt]]'s ''[[Die Heks]]'' (qv). Also produced at the [[Railway Institute]] in Cape Town in 1927 by Fagan's own [[Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]] with [[Queenie Fagan]] in the lead role. Long a popular prescribed work for schools. | + | First performed in 1924 by [[Excelsior-toneelvereniging]] in Pretoria and then numerous times over the years. For example by the [[Johannesburgse Dramatiese Vereniging]] (directed by [[Stephanie Fauré]]) on 2 May 1925 in the Opera House in Pretoria, as part of a double bill including the watershed production of [[C. Louis Leipoldt|Leipoldt]]'s ''[[Die Heks]]'' (qv). The cast: [[Gerty Maree]] (Lenie), [[Marti Muller]] (Mev Brand), [[Trudie de Villiers]] (Bettie Roux), [[Okkie Spruyt]] (Sarel Brand), [[Matt Laubscher]] (Frans Lombard). Decor by the sculptor Frans Eloff. |
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| + | Also produced at the [[Railway Institute]] in Cape Town in 1927 by Fagan's own [[Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]] with [[Queenie Fagan]] in the lead role. Long a popular prescribed work for schools. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | ''[[Ons Vaderland]]'' 5 May 1925. | ||
Revision as of 09:54, 27 April 2015
by H.A. Fagan. An Afrikaans play in three acts. A play about the rebellion of a daughter (Lenie) against a tyrannical father. Published 1924, revised 1938. Published by Nasboek.
Performance history in South Africa
First performed in 1924 by Excelsior-toneelvereniging in Pretoria and then numerous times over the years. For example by the Johannesburgse Dramatiese Vereniging (directed by Stephanie Fauré) on 2 May 1925 in the Opera House in Pretoria, as part of a double bill including the watershed production of Leipoldt's Die Heks (qv). The cast: Gerty Maree (Lenie), Marti Muller (Mev Brand), Trudie de Villiers (Bettie Roux), Okkie Spruyt (Sarel Brand), Matt Laubscher (Frans Lombard). Decor by the sculptor Frans Eloff.
Also produced at the Railway Institute in Cape Town in 1927 by Fagan's own Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging with Queenie Fagan in the lead role. Long a popular prescribed work for schools.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Ons Vaderland 5 May 1925.
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