Twee Dooven
Twee Dooven ("two deaf persons") is a one act comedy by Melt J. Brink (1842-1925).
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The original text
Written for performance by the Rederijkerskamer Aurora II in 1874.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
187: Performed by Aurora II in the Oddfellows Hall, Cape Town, on 6 October, with De Onaangename Huishoudster (Brink) as an afterpiece.
1873: Performed by Aurora II in the Oddfellows Hall, Cape Town, on 23 October, with Hij moet Duelleren (A.A. van der Stempel) as an afterpiece.
1873: Performed by Aurora II in the new packing store of the Paarlse Wijnmaatschappij, Paarl, on 5 November, with De Onaangename Huishoudster (Brink) as an afterpiece.
Sources
Ingmar Koch. 1997. Het ochtendgloren boven Kaapstad. Nederlandse rederijkers in Kaapstad, Tydskrif vir Nederlands & Afrikaans. (4de Jaargang, Nommer 2. Desember) [1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 468-9
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