Ransdorp
Ransdorp is a Dutch tragedy in three acts by A. van de Wart (Derk Anthony van de Wart).
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The original text
The story of a young girl lost and found again.
Originally published in 1800.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1822: Performed in The African Theatre, Cape Town on 19 October by Tot Nut en Vermaak, with De Vreesachtige uit Vooroordeel, Wegens syne Geboorte op Zondag (De Greuve).
Sources
http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/Dutch/Ceneton/Ceneton.html
J. A. Worp. Geschiedenis van het Drama en van het Tooneel in Nederland (Tweede Deel). Rotterdam: Langerveld: pp. 174,[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp.233-4,
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