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''[[De Gebroeders]]'' ("The brothers") is a play performed in [[Dutch]] in Cape Town by ''[[Tot Nut en Vermaak]]'' on 15 August, 1818.  
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''[[De Gebroeders]]'' ("The brothers") is a 5 act tragedy performed in [[Dutch]] in Cape Town by ''[[Tot Nut en Vermaak]]'' on 15 August, 1818.  
  
 
The origin of the play is not certain, though [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 133) suggests this is either a translation of a play by Von Kotzebue, (unnamed - possibly ''[[Bruderzwist, oder, Die Versöhnung]]'', which had also been translated as ''[[De Broeders]]''), a translation of ''[[The Brothers]]'', a tragedy by Edward Young (1753).   
 
The origin of the play is not certain, though [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: p. 133) suggests this is either a translation of a play by Von Kotzebue, (unnamed - possibly ''[[Bruderzwist, oder, Die Versöhnung]]'', which had also been translated as ''[[De Broeders]]''), a translation of ''[[The Brothers]]'', a tragedy by Edward Young (1753).   
  
Other likely possibilities would be Shirley's comedy, ''[[The Brothers]]'' (1763) or Cumberland's comedy ''[[The Brothers]]'' (1769).
 
  
 
'''See also ''[[The Brothers]]'''''
 
'''See also ''[[The Brothers]]'''''

Revision as of 07:13, 21 May 2016

De Gebroeders ("The brothers") is a 5 act tragedy performed in Dutch in Cape Town by Tot Nut en Vermaak on 15 August, 1818.

The origin of the play is not certain, though F.C.L. Bosman (1928: p. 133) suggests this is either a translation of a play by Von Kotzebue, (unnamed - possibly Bruderzwist, oder, Die Versöhnung, which had also been translated as De Broeders), a translation of The Brothers, a tragedy by Edward Young (1753).


See also The Brothers


Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: p.133, 252.

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