Die Soldaat
Die Soldaat ("The Soldier") is the translation into Afrikaans by Mrs Strelen of Le Tombeau sous l’Arc de Triomphe by French playwright Paul Raynal (1885-1971) [1].
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The original text
The original is the tragedy in three acts Le Tombeau sous l’Arc de Triomphe written in 1924, a powerful drama which shows a soldier on leave from the front and carries its tense scenes forward with merely three persons - the soldier himself, the girl to whom he is betrothed (Aude), and his father.
Translations and adaptations
The typewritten translated text is available at the Stellenbosch University Library, Manuscripts Section. Reference 31/21/4.
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by Volksteater in 1939, directed by Alexis Preller, with Anna Neethling-Pohl and H.J. Oberholzer in the leads.
Sources
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll, 1949. 779.
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