Heimat
Heimat ("Home") is a play by Hermann Südermann
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The original text
The story of an opera singer, Magda, who falls pregnant by one of her lovers and returns to her conservative home in rural Germany, followed by a young lover, Von Keller. Published in 1893.
Translations and adaptations
Hugely popular internationally for many years, it was translated into Afrikaans (via the Dutch Haar Thuis or Het Ouderlijk Huis) as Huis Toe by Mrs A.E. Carinus-Holzhausen.
The English translation used in America was known as Magda.
Performance history in South Africa
1925: Huistoe was first produced by Paul de Groot with his first semi-professional company. Opened at the Pretoria City Hall for three days on 9 July. Featuring Paul de Groot, Stephanie Fauré as Magda, Anna Aucamp, Marguerite de Vos, Matt Laubscher, Danie Smal, Henri Cilliers, Wena Naudé. Repeated in July and in September played a week in the Standard Theatre, Johannesburg, in conjunction with African Theatres. 1926: The amalgamated Paul de Groot Geselskap (“Company”), took the play in a successful tour between July and December , with Hendrik Hanekom, Mathilde Hanekom, Anna Marais, Wena Naudé, Maxie Botha, Simon Malherbe, André Huguenet and Paul de Groot in the cast.
1929 By this time the play had seen 132 performances under De Groot's direction.
Sources
Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik.
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