Difference between revisions of "Willem Nel"
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1868: First performed | + | 1868: First performed in Cape Town by [[Aurora|Aurora II]] on 2 July, 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. | 1868: Performed in in Paarl later in July , with the farce ''[[Niet of Graag]]'' as afterpiece. | ||
| − | 1869: Performed | + | 1869: Performed under the auspices of the Orange Free State President [[J.H. Brand]] on 8 July. |
1869: Performed by [[Aurora|Aurora II]] in the [[Wynberg Aided School]], Wynberg, Cape Town in August, with ''[[Tante Trui]]'' (Anon) as afterpiece. | 1869: Performed by [[Aurora|Aurora II]] in the [[Wynberg Aided School]], Wynberg, Cape Town in August, with ''[[Tante Trui]]'' (Anon) as afterpiece. | ||
Revision as of 06:37, 9 January 2018
Willem Nel is a locally written 4-act Dutch tragedy by H.W. Teengs (fl 1860-1890).
Contents
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 Cape Town by Aurora II on 2 July, 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 under the auspices of the Orange Free State President J.H. Brand on 8 July.
1869: Performed by Aurora II in the Wynberg Aided School, Wynberg, Cape Town 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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