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''[[Ou Daniël]]'' is an [[Afrikaans]] melodrama by [[Harm Oost]].   
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''[[Ou Daniël]]'' ("Old Daniel") is an [[Afrikaans]] melodrama by [[Harm Oost]].   
  
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==The original text==
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A play about the old, poverty stricken and ill [[Boer]] and an artful conman named "Billy Black".
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Written in 1905-6, first performed  as part of its first production by the [[Afrikaans-Hollandse Toneelvereniging]] in the [[Opera House]], Pretoria 9 March, 1906 according to Binge (though Du Toit says  7 March 1907). It soon became a firm favourite in that society’s repertory, and remained so until 1910. It was described by [[Gustav Preller]] as an important work, heralding the budding of Afrikaner cultural self-consciousness.
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First published by ** in 19*.
  
== The text ==
 
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
A play about the old, poverty stricken and ill [[Boer]] and an artful conman named "Billy Black".
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1906: Performed  by the [[Afrikaans-Hollandse Toneelvereniging]] in the [[Opera House]], Pretoria 9 March
  
Written in 1905-6, first performed  as part of its first production by the [[Afrikaans-Hollandse Toneelvereniging]] in the [[Opera House]], Pretoria 9 March, 1906 according to Binge (though Du Toit says  7 March 1907). The leads were played by [[M. Ribbens]] and [[Harm Oost]], directed by [[Mrs Engel-Wilson]]. It soon became a firm favourite in that society’s repertory, and remained so until 1910. It was described by [[Gustav Preller]] as an important work, heralding the budding of Afrikaner cultural self-consciousness. First published by ** in 19*.
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1907: Perhaps performed  (again?) by the [[Afrikaans-Hollandse Toneelvereniging]] in the [[Opera House]], Pretoria on 7 March.  
  
  

Revision as of 05:42, 22 December 2020

Ou Daniël ("Old Daniel") is an Afrikaans melodrama by Harm Oost.

The original text

A play about the old, poverty stricken and ill Boer and an artful conman named "Billy Black".

Written in 1905-6, first performed as part of its first production by the Afrikaans-Hollandse Toneelvereniging in the Opera House, Pretoria 9 March, 1906 according to Binge (though Du Toit says 7 March 1907). It soon became a firm favourite in that society’s repertory, and remained so until 1910. It was described by Gustav Preller as an important work, heralding the budding of Afrikaner cultural self-consciousness.

First published by ** in 19*.


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1906: Performed by the Afrikaans-Hollandse Toneelvereniging in the Opera House, Pretoria 9 March

1907: Perhaps performed (again?) by the Afrikaans-Hollandse Toneelvereniging in the Opera House, Pretoria on 7 March.


Sources

Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik.

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 485

P.J. du Toit. 1988. Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Academica

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