De Wees uit het Gebergte
De Wees uit het Gebergte ("the orphan from the mountains") is a tragedy in four acts by A.E. Nieuwmeyer (fl. mid-19th century).
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The original text
Written for the Rederijkerskamer "Streven Naar Volmaking" at Kommerzijl, 1857. Published in Amsterdam by G.T. Bom, 1864.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1871: Performed in Dutch as De Wees uit het Gebergte by Aurora II on 19 October in the Germania Hall, Cape Town, with Zonder Geld op Reis (A.A. van der Stempel).
Sources
Entry on the text in the archive of the Rederijkerskamer "Streven Naar Volmaking" at Kommerzijl, 1857 - C. 1962[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 467
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